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mcphail

/məkfˈeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
mcphail
IPA
/məkfˈeɪl/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

Inflected Forms

McPhails (plural) Fyall (alternative) MacPhail (alternative) McFaul (alternative) McField (alternative) McPhaul (alternative)

Homonyms

macphail

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mcphail?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkfˈeɪl/.
What does mcphail mean?
A surname.
Where does mcphail come from?
Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Phàil and Irish Mac Phóil, both meaning "son of Paul".

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