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mcknight

/məknˈaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
mck-night
IPA
/məknˈaɪt/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McKnights (plural) MacKnight (alternative)

Homonyms

macknight

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

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

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