Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcneill

/məknˈil/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: mc-neill
IPA: /məknˈil/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.

name

An unincorporated community in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac (“son of”) + Niall (“possibly "the champion”).

Inflected Forms

McNeil (alternative)

Homonyms

mcneil mcneal macneal mcniel

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mcneill?: The recorded pronunciation is /məknˈil/.
What does mcneill mean?: A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
Where does mcneill come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Mac (“son of”) + Niall (“possibly "the champion”).

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