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mcneely

/məknˈili/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
mc-neely
IPA
/məknˈili/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Fhilidh (“son of the poet”), from fili (“poet, seer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McNeelys (plural) McNeeley (alternative) McNeilly (alternative) McNelley (alternative) Meneely (alternative)

Homonyms

mcneilly mcneeley

Rhymes With

freely ideally healy healey swahili greeley steely seeley neely feely keeley demille

Questions

How do you pronounce mcneely?
The recorded pronunciation is /məknˈili/.
What does mcneely mean?
A surname.
Where does mcneely come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce mcneely

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