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tarpey

/tˈɑɹpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
tarpey
IPA
/tˈɑɹpi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tarpaigh (“descendant of Tarpach”), a byname from torpach (“pot-bellied”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Tarpeys (plural) Torpey (alternative)

Rhymes With

sharpie sharpy charpie

Questions

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

How to pronounce tarpey

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