Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgeehan

/məɡˈihən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: mcgee-han
IPA: /məɡˈihən/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Gaoithín (“son of Gaoithín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gaoth (“wise, intelligent, clever”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Gaoithín

Inflected Forms

McGeehans (plural)

Rhymes With

mckeehan

Questions

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

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