Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcfeely

/məkfˈili/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: mcfeely
IPA: /məkfˈili/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (“son of the chess player”), from fithcheallach (“chess player”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Fithcheallaigh

Inflected Forms

McFeelys (plural) McFeeley (alternative)

Rhymes With

freely ideally healy healey swahili greeley steely seeley neely feely keeley demille

Questions

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

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