Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccolgan

/məkˈoʊlɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: mc-col-gan
IPA: /məkˈoʊlɡən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Colgan (“son of Colga”), a personal name based on colg (“sword”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Colgan

Inflected Forms

McColgans (plural)

Rhymes With

colgan

Questions

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

How to pronounce mccolgan

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