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mcabee

/məkˈæbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
mcabee
IPA
/məkˈæbi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an Beatha (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”), originally a term denoting a monk, but later used as a personal name.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McAbees (plural) Abee (alternative)

Rhymes With

abbey abby shabby gabby abbie gaby tabby flabby cabbie crabby abbe cabby

Questions

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

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