Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcevilly

/məkˈɛvəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mcevil-ly
IPA: /məkˈɛvəli/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Mhílidh (“son of the knight”), from míleadh (“knight”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac an Mhílidh

Inflected Forms

McEvillys (plural) McEvilley (alternative)

Rhymes With

heavily levalley

Questions

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

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