Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcwhite

/məkwˈaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mcwhite
IPA: /məkwˈaɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Partly translated Anglicized form of Irish Mac Faoitigh, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of English White.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Faoitigh

Inflected Forms

McWhites (plural)

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

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

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