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mcgranahan

/məɡɹˈænəhˌæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mc-grana-han
IPA
/məɡɹˈænəhˌæn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (“son of Reannachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (“pointed, sharp; keen, biting”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McGranahans (plural) Granahan (alternative) McGranaghan (alternative)

Questions

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

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