Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccaughan

/məkˈɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: mc-caugh-an
IPA: /məkˈɔn/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of each (“horse”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Eacháin

Inflected Forms

McCaughans (plural) McKaughan (alternative)

Rhymes With

gone hands-on drawn sean dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun undergone pawn vaughan

Questions

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

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