Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcenery

/məkˈɛnɚi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: mcenery
IPA: /məkˈɛnɚi/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Innéirghe (“son of Innéirghe”), a personal name apparently derived from éirghe (“rising, rise”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Innéirghe

Inflected Forms

McEnerys (plural)

Rhymes With

plenary henrie henery fitzhenry

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcenery

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