Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgillis

/məɡˈɪləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: mcgillis
IPA: /məɡˈɪləs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa (“son of the servant of Jesus”); compare McLeish.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Gille Íosa

Inflected Forms

McGillises (plural)

Rhymes With

bacillus lactobacillus amaryllis squillace

Questions

How do you pronounce mcgillis?: The recorded pronunciation is /məɡˈɪləs/.
What does mcgillis mean?: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mcgillis come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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