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mcdougall

/məkdˈuɡəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
mc-dougall
IPA
/məkdˈuɡəl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A township in Parry Sound District, central Ontario, Canada, named after William McDougall.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill (“son of Dubhghall”), from dubh (“black”) + Gall (“stranger”). Compare Doyle, McDowell.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McDougalls (plural) Dougall (alternative) MacDougall (alternative) McDougal (alternative) McDougald (alternative) McDougle (alternative)

Phrases

McDougalls Hill

Homonyms

mcdougal macdougall mcdougle

Rhymes With

google frugal bugle dougal mcdougal macdougall kugel mcdougle gugel

Questions

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

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