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mchaney

/məkˈæni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mchaney
IPA
/məkˈæni/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McHaneys (plural) Haney (alternative)

Rhymes With

danny pakistani annie granny nanny manny fanny uncanny fannie canny hani sani

Questions

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

How to pronounce mchaney

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