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mac.

son

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/mˠak//mˠɑk/
  1. son

    masculine
  2. A common prefix of many Irish and Scottish names, signifying "son of".

    capitalized · masculine
    Dónall óg donn Mac Lochlainn
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *makkʷos, a variant of *makʷos (“son”) (compare Welsh mab, Gaulish mapos, Maponos).

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