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mccaffrey

/məkˈæfɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
mc-caf-frey
IPA
/məkˈæfɹi/
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCaffreys (plural) Caffrey (alternative) McCaffery (alternative)

Homonyms

mccaffery

Rhymes With

caffrey mccaffery

Questions

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

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