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mcfarlane

/məkfˈɑɹlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
mc-far-lane
IPA
/məkfˈɑɹlən/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin (“son of Parthalán”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Bartholomew.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McFarlanes (plural) MacFarlane (alternative) McFarlain (alternative) McFarlan (alternative) McFarland (alternative) McFarlen (alternative) McFarlin (alternative) McFarling (alternative)

Phrases

Oliver-McFarlane syndrome

Homonyms

macfarlane mcfarlin mcfarlan

Rhymes With

marlon harlan marlin macfarlane arlen mcfarlin mcfarlan carlen karlen carlan

Questions

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

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