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mcdowell

/məkdˈaʊəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
mc-dow-ell
IPA
/məkdˈaʊəl/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic MacDubhghaill (“son of the dark stranger”), equivalent to mac + Dubhghall.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McDowells (plural) Madole (alternative)

Derived Forms

McDowellian

Phrases

McDowell County McDowell line

Rhymes With

towel powell bowel howell vowel dowel macdowell fowle kowal howle kowall

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcdowell

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