Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcallister

/məˈkælɪstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: mcal-lis-ter
IPA: /məˈkælɪstɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At a community event Tuesday night, Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister talked with members of the Sikh community about how his department could work to prevent Union City from becoming the next California community rocked by an attack on a Sikh man."

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Alasdair

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈkælɪstɚ/
British English: /məˈkælɪstə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

McAllisters (plural) McAlester (alternative) McAlister (alternative) McCalister (alternative) McCallister (alternative) McCollister (alternative)

Derived Forms

mcallisterite

Homonyms

mccallister

Rhymes With

mcalister mccallister mccalister alaster

Questions

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

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