Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgreevy

/məɡɹˈivi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: mc-greevy
IPA: /məɡɹˈivi/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

* Irish surname, from mac Giolla Rua (“son of the red-haired youth”). * Also as an Irish surname, from mac Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled”), from riabhach (“brindled”). See also Creevy, Reavey.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Cravey (alternative)

Rhymes With

stevie divi peavy peavey leavy seavey levie heavey sevy peevy

Questions

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

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