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mcpherson

/məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
mcpher-son
IPA
/məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Phearsain (“son of the parson”), from pearsan (“parson”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

McPhersons (plural) Ferson (alternative) MacPherson (alternative) McPhearson (alternative) Pherson (alternative)

Phrases

McPherson County

Rhymes With

person worsen macpherson gerson businessperson merson burson berson christoffersen searson urson mcphearson

Questions

How do you pronounce mcpherson?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈfɜː(ɹ)sən/.
What does mcpherson mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mcpherson come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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