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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vahey

/vˈæhˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
va-hey
IPA
/vˈæhˌeɪ/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Vaheys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce vahey

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/vˈæhˌeɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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