How to pronounce Maciver?

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Pronunciation of Maciver in Highlands of Scotland

Maciver is pronounced as

Mac Ee ver

ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Maciver is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Mac Ee ver ]

Ee
see

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Scottish Gaelic

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

Son of Íomhar

Additional Information:

This surname is most common on the island of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and it is my mothers maiden name.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Maciver in US

   Slow

The American pronunciation of Maciver is

muh·kie·ver  

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ie sounds like the 'ie' in 'lie'
v sounds like the 'v' in 'very'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Hindi/Devanagari transliteration:

The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Maciver' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is


मकाइवर



Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

American


Comments:

Pronunciation of Maciver in Highlands of Scotland

Mac-Ee-ver

The "I" in MacIver is pronounced as a "long E", and never as an actual "I" - it would be incorrect to pronounce MacIver as Mac-Ivor.

The surname name originates from the Highlands of Scotland, and is the Anglicisation of the Gaelic name "Mac Íomhair".


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Scottish Gaelic

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

Son of Íomhar

Additional Information:

This surname is most common on the island of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and it is my mothers maiden name.


Comments: