Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mclafferty

/məklˈæfɚti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
mclaf-fer-ty
IPA
/məklˈæfɚti/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Gaelic.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhlaithbheartaigh (“son of Flaithbheartach”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce mclafferty

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