How do you pronounce mcnabb?

The recorded pronunciation is /məknˈæb/.

mcnabb

/məknˈæb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: mc-n-abb
IPA: /məknˈæb/

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Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (“son of the abbot”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac an Abadh

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McNabbs (plural) McNab (alternative) Napp (alternative)

Homonyms

macnab

Rhymes With

grab lab ab tab cab stab crab slab fab jab dab nab

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