Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccotter

/məkˈɑtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cot-ter
IPA
/məkˈɑtɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anlgicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”), Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óttar, composed of the elements ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).

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Questions

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

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