Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgrady

/məɡɹˈeɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: mc-grady
IPA: /məɡɹˈeɪdi/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Trinnetta McGrady, a 10th-grader who was trampled by students fleeing the gunman, suffered knee and back injuries but was expected to be released as well, police said."

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhrádaigh (“son of Brádach”), a personal name probably derived from a word meaning "proud". Compare Irish bród (“pride”) and bródach (“favourite, pet; boyo”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Bhrádaigh

Usage

Inflected Forms

McGradys (plural)

Rhymes With

lady brady shady grady o'grady cady kady adey rady dady bady frady

Questions

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

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