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mcquillan

/məkwˈɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
mc-quil-lan
IPA
/məkwˈɪlən/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized form of Mac Uighilín (“son of Huguelin”), a diminutive of the personal name Hugh. * Also as an Irish surname, variant of McCullen. * Also as an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein. See Collins.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McQuillans (plural) McQuillen (alternative)

Homonyms

mcquillen

Rhymes With

dylan villain macmillan dillon mcmillan penicillin bouillon gillan millen gillen millan killen

Questions

How do you pronounce mcquillan?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkwˈɪlən/.
What does mcquillan mean?
A surname.
Where does mcquillan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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