English Explanatory Dictionary

McCormick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A town, the county seat of McCormick County, South Carolina, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Pronunciation

/məˈkɔː(ɹ)mɪk/

Word forms

McCormick MacCormick McCormac McCormack McCormic McOrmick

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cormaic (literally “son of Cormac”), from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, which is itself from corb (“chariot”) + mac (“son”). The double patronymic "arose when the meaning of Cormac began to be lost sight of". Many books of baby names also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".

Derived words

McCormick County
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