Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcmackin

/məkmˈækən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: mc-mackin
IPA: /məkmˈækən/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Maicín (“son of the young man”), from a diminutive of mac (“son”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Maicín

Inflected Forms

McMackins (plural) McMakin (alternative)

Homonyms

mcmakin

Rhymes With

bracken mccracken machen bakken blacken chacon slacken mcmakin glacken

Questions

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

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