Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcbrien

/məkbɹˈaɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: mcbrien
IPA: /məkbɹˈaɪən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Briain

Inflected Forms

McBriens (plural)

Rhymes With

wyan

Questions

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

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