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mccavish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cav-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Etymology

Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas.

Inflected Forms

MacTavish (alternative) McTavish (alternative) Mc Cavish (alternative) Mcavish (alternative) MacCavish (alternative) Mac Cavish (alternative) Macavish (alternative) M'Cavish (alternative) Cavish (alternative)

Questions

What does mccavish mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Where does mccavish come from?
Anglicisation of a Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname derived from a Gaelic diminutive of Thomas.

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