Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moncrief

/mˈɑnkɹif/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: mon-crief
IPA: /mˈɑnkɹif/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname from a place near Perth, from Scottish Gaelic monadh (“mountain, hill”) + craoibhe, genitive of craobh (“tree”).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: monadh

Inflected Forms

Moncriefs (plural) Moncrieff (alternative) Moncrieffe (alternative)

Questions

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

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