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mccallum

/məkˈæləm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cal-lum
IPA
/məkˈæləm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community on the south coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McCallums (plural) McCullum (alternative)

Rhymes With

alum callum hallam hallum kallam

Questions

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

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