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tiernan

/tˈɪɹnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
tier-nan
IPA
/tˈɪɹnən/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A male given name.

Etymology

From Irish Tiarnán, from Tiarna (“lord”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Tiernans (plural)

Rhymes With

kiernan mckiernan

Questions

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

How to pronounce tiernan

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