# Flannery

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,984

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A convention using a 2♦ opening bid to show a hand of minimal opening bid strength (11-15 high card points) with exactly four spades and five (or sometimes six) hearts.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannabhra (“descendant of Flannabhra”), a personal name derived from flann (“blood red”) + abhra (“eyebrow”). The bridge convention was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery.

## Easily confused with
- **flattery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flannery-vs-flattery)
- **flannel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flannel-vs-flannery)
- **flanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flanker-vs-flannery)
- **Flanders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flanders-vs-flannery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`falnnery`, `fflannery`, `flanenry`, `flanery`, `flannerry`, `flanneryy`, `flanneyr`, `flannrey`, `fllannery`, `flnanery`, `lfannery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flannery