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mccauley

/məkˈɔli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cauley
IPA
/məkˈɔli/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh (“son of Amhalghadh”), a personal name of uncertain origin. * Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of Old Norse Óláfr (“Olaf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Mac Amhalghaidh, Mac Amhlaoibh, Óláfr

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McCauleys (plural) McAulay (alternative) McAuley (alternative) McCawley (alternative) McGauley (alternative) McGawley (alternative)

Homonyms

mcauley macauley mccawley

Rhymes With

raleigh wally crawley nepali hawley callie macaulay pauly hallie pauley mcauley lawley

Questions

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

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