Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcguire

/məɡwˈaɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: mcguire
IPA: /məɡwˈaɪɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish.

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A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

Example Sentences

"“The Richter scale is an old scale developed for California. It is only good for smaller quakes, and is not very good at differentiating the sizes of bigger shocks,” said McGuire."

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish mag Uidhir.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: mag Uidhir

Inflected Forms

Maguire (alternative) MacGuire (alternative) McQuire (alternative)

Rhymes With

retire inspire admire dire expire tyre shire aspire inquire maguire squire ire

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcguire

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