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mcguirk

/məɡˈɝk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
mcguirk
IPA
/məɡˈɝk/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuirc, patronymic from the personal name Corc, perhaps from curc (“tuft of hair, hen's comb”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McGuirks (plural) McGurk (alternative)

Homonyms

mcgurk

Rhymes With

work jerk clerk burke kirk dirk turk perk quirk lurk smirk merck

Questions

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

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