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How to pronounce Mcilheran?

Pronunciation of Mcilheran in Texas

In Texas, Mcilheran is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Austin, Texas, is

M AE K - uh l - h eh r - uh n
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • ae sounds like the 'a' in at
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • h sounds like the 'h' in hat
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no

"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]."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Scottish
Other spelling(s): McElheran McIlheron
Meaning: Son Of A Servant Of St. Ciaran


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Pronunciation of Mcilheran in Texas

In Texas, Mcilheran is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The pronunciation of this name, specifically in Austin, Texas, is

MAC-kull-"hair"-"un"
kull rhymes with dull

"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]."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Scottish
Other spelling(s): McElheran McIlheron
Meaning: Son Of A Servant Of St. Ciaran


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