Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcsween

/məkswˈin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
mc-sween
IPA
/məkswˈin/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from Mac Suibhne (“son of Suibhne”); see McQueen and McSweeney. * As a Scottish surname, from MacSuain, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). This also appears as the variants McSwain and Whan.

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Questions

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

How to pronounce mcsween

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