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mcguffey

/məˈɡʌfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
mcguf-fey
IPA
/məˈɡʌfi/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

It could be a variant of the surname McDuffie. Alternatively, it may be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”), a diminutive of the personal name David.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McGuffeys (plural) McGuffie (alternative)

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy puffy stuffy scruffy huffy mcduffie duffie duffey muffy toughie

Questions

How do you pronounce mcguffey?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡʌfi/.
What does mcguffey mean?
A surname.
Where does mcguffey come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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