Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccarron

/məkˈæɹən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
mc-car-ron
IPA
/məkˈæɹən/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cearáin, variant of Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Carrghamhna (“son of Corrghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements corr (“sharp”) + gamhain (“calf”).

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Questions

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

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