Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcveigh

/məkvˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: mcveigh
IPA: /məkvˈeɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of McVey.

Usage

Inflected Forms

McVeighs (plural)

Homonyms

mcvey mcvay

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mcveigh?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkvˈeɪ/.
What does mcveigh mean?: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does mcveigh come from?: Variant of McVey.

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