Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tierney

/tˈɪɹni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: tier-ney
IPA: /tˈɪɹni/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A female given name.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).

Inflected Forms

Tierneys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tierney?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪɹni/.
What does tierney mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does tierney come from?: Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh "descendant of Tiarnach", a diminutive of tiarna (“lord, master”).

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