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mccorvey

/məkˈɔɹvi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cor-vey
IPA
/məkˈɔɹvi/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearghaidh (“son of Fearghadh”), a hypocoristic form of the personal name Fergus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCorveys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mccorvey?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈɔɹvi/.
What does mccorvey mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mccorvey come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce mccorvey

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