Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccready

/məkɹˈidi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cready
IPA
/məkɹˈidi/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Riada (“son of Riada”), a byname meaning "expert", "trained".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCreadys (plural) Maready (alternative) McCrady (alternative) McCredie (alternative) McCreedy (alternative) McReady (alternative)

Rhymes With

Questions

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

How to pronounce mccready

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