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mcmurphy

/məkˈmɝfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
mc-mur-phy
IPA
/məkˈmɝfi/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məkˈmɝfi/
  • British English: /məkˈmɜːfi/

Inflected Forms

McMurphys (plural) McMurdo (alternative)

Rhymes With

murphy durfee murphey durfey sherfey furphy smurfy scurfy turfy terfy

Questions

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

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