2010年11月30日 · Mc is an abbreviation of Gaelic Mac, "son". The standard way to form a name using a simple patronymic byname for men is: <single given name> mac <father's given name …

2020年8月10日 · Mac- and Mc- come from the Gaelic word “meic,” meaning “son of.” Meic was contracted or abbreviated in various other ways, including mic, Mhic M’c, M’, Mcc, and Mc with …

2014年10月13日 · As Etymology for Mc and O' in names says, Mc is an abbreviation for Mac, and Mac is a Gaelic term meaning "son of". Hence the name McKenna means "son of Kenna", and …

2023年7月5日 · The use of prefix Mc in a derogatory sense appears to predate McDonald’s and also Monty Pyton references: Mc: (often derogatory) Used in combination with a non-name …

Mc (or Mac) is often used as a prefix in Gaelic-derived names. In one class containing most such names, prefixing Mc does not affect the position of the accent somewhere on the base name. …

2015年5月16日 · See this question for some more detail and explanations of what some common prefixes mean: Etymology for “Mc‑” and “O’‑” prefix in surnames Share Improve this answer

2023年7月21日 · A couple more where we very often see the longer form are emcee (MC, Master of Ceremonies)) and Dubya (ex-president George W Bush). Others, such as teevee (TV, …

2016年6月30日 · Writing Mc as M C therefore preserves the original, "true" form of the name in a way that Mc does not (as it does not indicate the abbreviation). There is also a discussion here …

2015年1月6日 · But if you have to hyphenate a potential hyphenation point comes after the Mc and then the rest according to whatever rules you generally use (likely Don and ald). If you …

2018年12月28日 · Instead, "Mc-" is a common form for making generic names, derived from Scottish and Irish patronyms. The Oxford English Dictionary lists this as its first entry for "Mc-, …