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mcqueen

/məˈkwiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
mc-queen
IPA
/məˈkwiːn/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Mac Shuibhne (“son of Suibhne”), a byname meaning "pleasant." See McSweeney. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, from Mac Shuain, based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). Also compare Swain, McSwan. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caoimhín (literally “son of Kevin”). * As a French surname, Americanized from Moquin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McQueens (plural) McWhan (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mcqueen?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈkwiːn/.
What does mcqueen mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does mcqueen come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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