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mcnamee

/mˈæknəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
mc-namee
IPA
/mˈæknəmi/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conmidhe, a patronymic from the personal name Cú Mhidhe (“hound of Meath”). See Irish cú (“hound”) and Middle Irish Mide (“Meath”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McNamees (plural)

Questions

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

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