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mcquilkin

/məkwˈɪlkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mc-quilkin
IPA
/məkwˈɪlkən/
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuilcein and Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a personal name derived from a Gaeliced form of Wilkin. Compare Culkin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McQuilkins (plural) McQuilken (alternative)

Rhymes With

silken milken wilken

Questions

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

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