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mccleary

/məklˈɪɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cleary
IPA
/məklˈɪɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Chléirigh (“son of the cleric”), from cléireach (“clerk, cleric”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McClearys (plural) McClary (alternative) McCleery (alternative) McLerie (alternative)

Homonyms

mccleery

Rhymes With

theory weary erie eerie siri dreary o'leary cheery cleary leary teary geary

Questions

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

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