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macdowell

/məkˈdaʊ.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
mac-dow-ell
IPA
/məkˈdaʊ.əl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (literally “son of Dougal”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

MacDowells (plural)

Rhymes With

towel powell bowel howell vowel mcdowell dowel fowle kowal howle kowall

Questions

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

How to pronounce macdowell

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