Speakur

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maclean

/məklˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
maclean
IPA
/məklˈeɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain, patronymic form of a personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) John".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Macleans (plural) Mac Lean (alternative) McLean (alternative) Mc Lean (alternative) Malean (alternative) M'Lean (alternative) Lean (alternative) McClean (alternative) Mc Clean (alternative) MacClean (alternative) Mac Clean (alternative) M'Clean (alternative)

Phrases

Lowry-MacLean syndrome

Homonyms

mcclain mclane mclain mcclane

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

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

How to pronounce maclean

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