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mcduffie

/məkdˈʌfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
mc-duffie
IPA
/məkdˈʌfi/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McDuffies (plural) McDuffey (alternative) McDuffy (alternative)

Phrases

McDuffie County

Homonyms

mcduffy

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy puffy stuffy scruffy huffy duffie duffey muffy toughie guffey

Questions

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

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