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mccloskey

/məˈklɒski/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
mc-closkey
IPA
/məˈklɒski/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From Irish Mac Bhloscaidh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCloskeys (plural) McClaskey (alternative) McCluskie (alternative) McClusky (alternative) McLuskie (alternative) McLusky (alternative) McCluskey (alternative)

Derived Forms

McCloskeyan McCloskeyite

Frequently Paired Words

MacCloskey Macloskey McCleskey

Questions

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

How to pronounce mccloskey

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