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Pronunciation of Mcilheran in Austin, Texas
| m | is pronounced as | m | in me | |
| ae | is pronounced as | a | in at | |
| k | is pronounced as | k | in key | |
| uh | is pronounced as | u | in up | |
| l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
| h | is pronounced as | h | in hat | |
| eh | is pronounced as | e | in pet | |
| r | is pronounced as | r | in rat | |
| n | is pronounced as | n | in no |
Phonetic Spelling:[ M AE K - uh l - h eh r - uh n ]
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Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
Scottish
Alternate Spelling(s):
McElheran McIlheron
Meaning:
Son of a servant of St. Ciaran
Additional Information:
This was once a common name, particularly in Bute, but is now extinct. Of the McIlherans or Mac-Gill- Chiarans of Bute the Rev. Dr. Hewison says: "Last century [i.e. eighteenth] that ancient family lived in every farm and cot in the district of the Neils, and had their own burial-ground at Clachieran [Claodh Chiarain], near Glechnabae. Now they prefer the common name of "Sharp" [I, p. 139]. [This was probably due to the faint resemblance of -Heran or -Herran to Gearan, diminutive of Gear, Sharp]. The full form of the name is Mac Gille Chiarain, "Son of the Servant of [S.] Ciaran. There were several saints named Ciaran, the most famous of whom were Ciaran of Clonmacnois and Ciaran of Saighir [Seirkieran, Kings Co., Ireland].
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Pronunciation of Mcilheran in Austin, Texas
MAC-kull-"hair"-"un"
kull rhymes with dull
Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
Scottish
Alternate Spelling(s):
McElheran McIlheron
Meaning:
Son of a servant of St. Ciaran
Additional Information:
This was once a common name, particularly in Bute, but is now extinct. Of the McIlherans or Mac-Gill- Chiarans of Bute the Rev. Dr. Hewison says: "Last century [i.e. eighteenth] that ancient family lived in every farm and cot in the district of the Neils, and had their own burial-ground at Clachieran [Claodh Chiarain], near Glechnabae. Now they prefer the common name of "Sharp" [I, p. 139]. [This was probably due to the faint resemblance of -Heran or -Herran to Gearan, diminutive of Gear, Sharp]. The full form of the name is Mac Gille Chiarain, "Son of the Servant of [S.] Ciaran. There were several saints named Ciaran, the most famous of whom were Ciaran of Clonmacnois and Ciaran of Saighir [Seirkieran, Kings Co., Ireland].
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