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whelan

/ˈwiː.lən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
whe-lan
IPA
/ˈwiː.lən/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Phelan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Whelans (plural) Whalen (alternative) Wheelan (alternative) Wheeland (alternative)

Homonyms

wheelan

Rhymes With

helen ellen melon mellon felon mcclellan magellan phelan yellen mclellan kellen belen

Questions

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

How to pronounce whelan

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