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mckiernan

/məkˈɪɹnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
mck-ier-nan
IPA
/məkˈɪɹnən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thighearnáin (“son of Thighearnán”), a diminutive of tighearna (“lord, master”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McKiernans (plural) McKernan (alternative) McTernan (alternative) McTiernan (alternative)

Rhymes With

kiernan tiernan

Questions

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

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