Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mckeehan

/məkˈihən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: mc-k-ee-han
IPA: /məkˈihən/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caocháin (“son of Caochán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of caoch (“blind, purblind”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Caocháin

Inflected Forms

McKeehans (plural)

Rhymes With

mcgeehan

Questions

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

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