Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelagh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: she-lagh
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish, variant of Sheila.

Etymology

Ultimately an Anglicization of Irish Síle.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Síle

Questions

What does shelagh mean?: A female given name from Irish, variant of Sheila.
Where does shelagh come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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