Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccollum

/məkˈɔləm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: mc-col-lum
IPA: /məkˈɔləm/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coluim (“son of Colum”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Coluim

Usage

Inflected Forms

McCollums (plural) McCullum (alternative)

Questions

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

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