Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caughey

/ˈkɑ.heɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: caugh-ey
IPA: /ˈkɑ.heɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eochadha (“son of Eochaidh”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Eochadha

Inflected Forms

Caugheys (plural)

Rhymes With

mcgaughey mcgaughy

Questions

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

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