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mccowan

/məkˈaʊən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cow-an
IPA
/məkˈaʊən/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCowans (plural) McCowen (alternative) McCowin (alternative) McCown (alternative)

Homonyms

mccowen

Rhymes With

cowan mcgowan cowen gowan gowen aoun macgowan mcgowen mccowen rauen mcgowin

Questions

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

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