Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccloy

/məklˈɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: mc-cloy
IPA: /məklˈɔɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Lugaidh (“son of Lugaid”), a personal name related to Old Irish Lug.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Lugaidh

Inflected Forms

McCloys (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

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

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