How to pronounce Mcilheran? (RECOMMENDED)

How to pronounce Mcilheran?
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Pronunciation of Mcilheran in Austin, Texas

Mcilheran is pronounced as

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'

Mcilheran is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M AE K - uh l - h eh r - uh n ]

key

let

hat

pet

rat

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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