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mcgarvey

/məɡɑɹvˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
mc-gar-vey
IPA
/məɡɑɹvˈeɪ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gairbhshíth (“son of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough”) + síth (“peace”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McGarveys (plural) McGarva (alternative)

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcgarvey

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