Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcginty

/məɡˈɪnti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
mcgin-ty
IPA
/məɡˈɪnti/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnachtaigh (“son of Fionnachtach”), a variant of the personal name Fionnshneachtach, which is composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) and sneachtach (“snowy”).

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Questions

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

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