Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgillivray

/məɡˈɪləvɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: mcgillivray
IPA: /məɡˈɪləvɹeɪ/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Gille Bhràtha

Inflected Forms

McGillivrays (plural) MacGillivray (alternative) McGilvary (alternative) McGilvery (alternative) McGilvray (alternative)

Phrases

McGillivray syndrome

Questions

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

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