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mcgibbon

/məɡˈɪbən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
mcgib-bon
IPA
/məɡˈɪbən/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Giobúin (“son of Gibbon”), a pet form of the personal name Gilbert.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McGibbons (plural)

Rhymes With

ribbon ibn gibbon fitzgibbon mckibben mckibbin gribben hibben

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcgibbon

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