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mckellar

/məkˈɛlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mckel-lar
IPA
/məkˈɛlɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ealair (“son of Ealair”), the Gaelic equivalent of Hillary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McKellars (plural) MacKellar (alternative) McCullah (alternative) McCullar (alternative) McCuller (alternative) McCullers (alternative) McKeller (alternative)

Phrases

McKellars Park

Homonyms

mackellar mckeller

Rhymes With

seller stellar cellar keller teller interstellar bestseller propeller heller weller geller reseller

Questions

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

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