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mcmurtry

/məkmˈɝtɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
mc-murtry
IPA
/məkmˈɝtɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare McCurdy and Moriarty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McMurtrys (plural) McMurtrey (alternative) McMurtrie (alternative)

Homonyms

mcmurtrey

Rhymes With

mcmurtrey

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcmurtry

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