The spelling of the word "McMenemy" might seem daunting, but with the help of IPA phonetic transcription, it becomes clearer. The word is pronounced as "məkˈmɛnəmi" with the primary stress on the second syllable. The first letter "M" is followed by "cM" to make the Scots Gaelic sound "k", which is written as "k" or "c" in English. The letter "e" in the third syllable is pronounced as "ɛ" and the final syllable "my" is pronounced as "mə" with a secondary stress on "my".
The name "McMenemy" is of Irish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname MacMeanma, which means "son of Manntach", where Manntach is a personal name derived from the word "mantach" meaning "toothless". The MacMenemy family is primarily associated with County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.