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mckenna

/məˈkɛnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
mcken-na
IPA
/məˈkɛnə/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McKinney.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McKennas (plural) M'Kenna (alternative) MacKenna (alternative) Mc Kenna (alternative) Mac Kenna (alternative) MaKenna (alternative) Ma Kenna (alternative)

Rhymes With

vienna antenna jenna sienna sena pena senna bene henna ravenna lorena modena

Questions

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

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