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Hynes

/haɪnz/

Hynes proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hynes (countable and uncountable, plural Hyneses)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A former town, now part of Paramount, California.

Forms of Hynes

pluralHyneses

Origin of Hynes

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Eidhin (“descendant of Eidhin”).

Questions about Hynes

What does Hynes mean?
Hynes means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Hynes?
Hynes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hynes?
Hynes is pronounced /haɪnz/.

Words near Hynes in the dictionary

  1. Hyndmans
  2. Hyndmans Creek
  3. Hynds
  4. Hyndses
  5. Hyne
  6. Hynes
  7. Hyneses
  8. hynobiid
  9. hynobiids
  10. Hynson
  11. Hynsons

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