Mc

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Mc is a Gaelic patronymic prefix meaning "son of," commonly found in Scottish and Irish surnames.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic linguistic element
patronymic prefix
surname prefix
category Gaelic patronymic
commonInRegion Ireland NERFINISHED
Irish diaspora
Scotland NERFINISHED
Scottish diaspora
Ulster NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Nic

O'
denotesGender male descent
denotesRelationship filial relationship
etymologicallyRelatedTo Mac
fieldOfUse genealogy
historical linguistics
onomastics
firstCharacter M
hasExampleSurname McCarthy
McDonald
McGregor
McKenzie
McMahon
languageOfOrigin Irish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic
meaning son of
orthographicVariantOf Mac- prefix
positionInName prefix
script Latin alphabet
secondCharacter c
shortenedFormOf Mac NERFINISHED
usedIn Irish surnames
Scottish surnames
usedInOnomastics Celtic surnames
usedToIndicate paternal lineage

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
McDouglas
hasEtymologicalElement

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