Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgivern

/məɡˈɪvɚn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: mc-givern
IPA: /məɡˈɪvɚn/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (“son of Uidhrín”), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Uidhrín

Inflected Forms

McGiverns (plural)

Questions

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

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