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mclaughlin

/məˈɡlɑklɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
mclaugh-lin
IPA
/məˈɡlɑklɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A minor city in Corson County, South Dakota, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Mac Lochlainn (“son of Lochlan”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Laughlin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McClaflin (alternative) McGlaughlin (alternative) McGlothin (alternative) McGlothlin (alternative) Mc Laughlin (alternative) Mclauglin (alternative) Maclauglin (alternative) Mac Lauglin (alternative) M'Lauglin (alternative) MLauglin (alternative) Lauglin (alternative) McLaughlan (alternative)

Phrases

Rossiter-McLaughlin effect

Rhymes With

mclachlan

Questions

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

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