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mcnamara

/mæknəˈmærə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
mc-na-ma-ra
IPA
/mæknəˈmærə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish

Etymology

From Irish Mac Conmara.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mæknəˈmærə/

Inflected Forms

Macnamara (alternative) McNemar (alternative)

Rhymes With

macnamara

Questions

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

How to pronounce mcnamara

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