Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markey

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: markey
IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

"U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders."

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Marcaigh

Inflected Forms

Markeys (plural)

Rhymes With

starkey parkey barkey

Questions

How do you pronounce markey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/.
What does markey mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does markey come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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