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mcclinton

/məklˈɪntən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
mc-clin-ton
IPA
/məklˈɪntən/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McClintons (plural) McClendon (alternative) McClenton (alternative) McLendon (alternative) McLinden (alternative)

Rhymes With

clinton linton hinton winton swinton minton vinton lynton brinton sinton finton

Questions

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

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