Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mctaggart

/məktˈæɡɚt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: mc-tag-gart
IPA: /məktˈæɡɚt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac an tSagairt

Inflected Forms

McTaggarts (plural) McEntegart (alternative) McTeggart (alternative)

Derived Forms

McTaggartian

Homonyms

mactaggart

Rhymes With

taggart mactaggart haggart maggart

Questions

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

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