Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamerlan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: tamer-lan
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Russian or Chechen.

Example Sentences

"Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, has been identified as the man killed during a huge manhunt launched in the early hours of Friday."

Etymology

From Russian Тамерла́н (Tamerlán), from Chechen Тамерлан (Tamerlan).

Word Breakdown

Root: Тамерлан

Questions

What does tamerlan mean?: A male given name from Russian or Chechen.
Where does tamerlan come from?: From Russian Тамерла́н (Tamerlán), from Chechen Тамерлан (Tamerlan).

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