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mahaffey

/məhˈæfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ma-haf-fey
IPA
/məhˈæfi/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable

name

A borough of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”). Compare McAfee.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mahaffeys (plural) Mahaffee (alternative) Mahaffie (alternative) Mahaffy (alternative) Mehaffey (alternative)

Rhymes With

jaffe taffy daffy rafi chaffee raffi jaffee laffey caffey gaffey caffee claffey

Questions

How do you pronounce mahaffey?
The recorded pronunciation is /məhˈæfi/.
What does mahaffey mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does mahaffey come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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