Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgavin

/məɡˈævən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
mc-gavin
IPA
/məɡˈævən/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce mcgavin?
The recorded pronunciation is /məɡˈævən/.
What does mcgavin mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mcgavin come from?
Possibly a variant of McGowan.

How to pronounce mcgavin

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