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stranahan

/stɹˈænəhæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
strana-han
IPA
/stɹˈænəhæn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sranacháin (“descendant of Sranachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of srannach (“snoring, stertorous”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Sranacháin

Inflected Forms

Stranahans (plural)

Rhymes With

shanahan mcclanahan manahan lanahan granahan

Questions

How do you pronounce stranahan?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈænəhæn/.
What does stranahan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does stranahan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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