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mcgettigan

/məɡˈɛtəɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
mcget-ti-gan
IPA
/məɡˈɛtəɡən/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eiteagáin (“son of Eiteagán”), a diminutive of eiteach (“winged”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McGettigans (plural)

Questions

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

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