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mccaskill

/məkˈæskəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
mc-caskill
IPA
/məkˈæskəl/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McCaskills (plural)

Rhymes With

haskell rascal gaskell maskell hascall

Questions

How do you pronounce mccaskill?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈæskəl/.
What does mccaskill mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
Where does mccaskill come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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