English Explanatory Dictionary

Mac-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son.

Pronunciation

/mək/ /mæk/

Word forms

Mac-

Etymology

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic mac (“son”).

Related words

Mc- M‘-
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