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mcginnis

/məɡˈɪnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mcgin-nis
IPA
/məɡˈɪnəs/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Mac Aonghusa and Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais. Compare English McGuiness

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Magennis (alternative) McGuinness (alternative)

Homonyms

mcguinness mcguiness

Rhymes With

guinness innes mcguinness mcinnes mcinnis mcguiness

Questions

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

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