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mcevoy

/mˈækəvˌɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
mcevoy
IPA
/mˈækəvˌɔɪ/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”) and Irish Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe, a patronymic originally from fíodhbhadhach (“woodman”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McEvoys (plural) McAvoy (alternative)

Homonyms

mcavoy

Rhymes With

mcavoy

Questions

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

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