Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mawhinney

/mˈæwɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: mawhin-ney
IPA: /mˈæwɪni/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich and Irish Mac Choinnigh (“son of Coinneach”).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Choinnich, Mac Choinnigh

Inflected Forms

Mawhinneys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce mawhinney

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