Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccavana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mc-ca-vana
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an Mhanaigh (“son of the monk”), from manach (“monk”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac an Mhanaigh

Inflected Forms

McCavanas (plural) Cavanah (alternative)

Questions

What does mccavana mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does mccavana come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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