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mcnaughton

/məknˈɔtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
mc-naughton
IPA
/məknˈɔtən/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Neachtain, a patronymic surname from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, of uncertain ultimate origin; see Nechtan. Compare McCracken.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McNaughtons (plural) MacNaughton (alternative) McCreight (alternative) McCright (alternative)

Phrases

McNaughton rules

Homonyms

macnaughton

Rhymes With

houghton lawton broughton naughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

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

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