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mccullen

/məkˈʌlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cullen
IPA
/məkˈʌlən/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuilinn (“son of Cuileann”), a byname from cuileann (“holly”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McCullens (plural)

Homonyms

mcmullen

Rhymes With

cullen mullen sullen mcmullen mullan mcmullin mcmullan mullane kilcullen hulen smullen grullon

Questions

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

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