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mccann

/məkˈæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cann
IPA
/məkˈæn/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCanns (plural) MacCann (alternative) McCanna (alternative) McGann (alternative) McHan (alternative) MacCanne (alternative) McCanne (alternative)

Derived Forms

McCannite

Homonyms

mchan

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

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

How to pronounce mccann

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