Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgannon

/məɡˈænən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: mc-gan-non
IPA: /məɡˈænən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mag Fhionnáin (“son of Fhionnán”), a personal name from a diminutive of fionn (“white, fair”). Compare McLennan.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mag Fhionnáin

Inflected Forms

McGannons (plural)

Rhymes With

canon cannon shannon buchanan bannon annan gannon hannan hannon brannon brannan channon

Questions

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

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