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mcdermott

/məkdˈɝmət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
mc-der-mott
IPA
/məkdˈɝmət/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada (“son of Diarmaid”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McDermotts (plural) MacDermot (alternative) McDermitt (alternative)

Homonyms

mcdermitt

Rhymes With

hermit dermot mcdermitt

Questions

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

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