Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcmorris

/məkmˈɔɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: mc-mor-ris
IPA: /məkmˈɔɹəs/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuiris (“son of Morris”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Mhuiris

Inflected Forms

McMorrises (plural)

Rhymes With

morris chorus doris horace porous taurus horus thesaurus tyrannosaurus brontosaurus stegosaurus dilophosaurus

Questions

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

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