Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgoldrick

/məɡˈoʊldɹək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
mc-goldrick
IPA
/məɡˈoʊldɹək/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ualghairg (“son of Ualgharg”), a personal name composed of the elements úall (“vanity, pride”) + garg (“fierce”) (from Old Irish garg, from Proto-Celtic *gargos (“rough”)).

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Questions

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

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