Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mclemore

/məklˈɛmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: mclemore
IPA: /məklˈɛmɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

"Jeptha Billingsley, who was no prize pig himself (he had been arrested for horse theft and assault with intent to murder), was to be taught a lesson, and the vigilantes made him cut down the McLemores."
"According to the lawsuit, McLemore struggled with diagnosed schizophrenia and substance abuse and was in the midst of an “acute mental health crisis.”"

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”). Compare Gilmore.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Giolla Mhuire

Inflected Forms

McLemores (plural)

Derived Forms

McLemoresville

Rhymes With

tremor kraemer schlemmer emmer bremmer klemmer hemmer kemmer stemmer clemmer lemmer brehmer

Questions

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

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