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machen

/mˈækən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
machen
IPA
/mˈækən/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].

name

A village in Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).

Etymology

Occupational surname for a stonemason, from Anglo-Norman machun, dialectal Norman variant of Old French maçon. Compare Mason.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: machun, -, maçon, ma

Inflected Forms

Machens (plural) Meacham (alternative) Meachum (alternative)

Rhymes With

bracken mccracken bakken blacken chacon slacken mcmackin mcmakin glacken

Questions

How do you pronounce machen?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈækən/.
What does machen mean?
An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
Where does machen come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce machen

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