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mcelwain

/mˈækəlwˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
mcel-wain
IPA
/mˈækəlwˌeɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”), a personal name representing a diminutive of beatha (“life”). Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bháin (“son of the white-haired lad”), for which compare Kilbane.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McElwains (plural) McElvain (alternative) McElwaine (alternative) McIlvain (alternative) McIlveen (alternative) McIlwain (alternative) McIlwaine (alternative)

Questions

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

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