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mccurley

/məkˈɝli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
mc-cur-ley
IPA
/məkˈɝli/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Disputed; 1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, perhaps a demonym of the Irish over-kingdom Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel). 2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Airgíalla, Mac Toirdealbhaigh

Inflected Forms

McCurleys (plural) Curley (alternative)

Rhymes With

early shirley curly hurley pearly burley surly girlie burly gurley curley worley

Questions

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

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