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McCoy (surname) McCoy is a common surname of unrelated Scottish and Irish origin. It was anglicized into the Scottish name from the Irish McGee and McHugh surnames in Irish Mac Aodha. [2] It is an Anglicisation of its Irish form Mac Aodha, meaning son of Aodh (a name of a deity [3] in Irish mythology and an Irish word for "fire" [4]).
M (a)cLaughlin / mɪˈklɒxlɪn / is the most common Anglicized form of Mac Lochlainn, a masculine surname of Irish origin. The feminine form of the surname is Nic Lochlainn. The literal meaning of the name is "son of Lochlann ". [2] Note that Mc is simply a contraction of Mac, which is also (albeit rarely) truncated to M' .
McCormick (surname) McCormick is a family name that originated in Ireland, Munster [2] and later Scotland from the Irish given name. Spelling variations: Cormack, MacCormack, McCormack, McCormick, MacCormick, Carmack, Cormac, Cormach, Cormich and Cormiche. It comes from the first name of the original bearer.
Mac, Mc – "son of". [3] Both ... "place (of origin)" Usually, this form of the surname is assigned to kairylmans who do not have a surname. This form is added to ...
Megacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge. Megacycles, a unit of frequency in the microwave band. Micro- (mc), alternative to SI prefix μ, e.g. mcg. Microchimerism, the presence of a minority of extrinsic living cells in a host. Millicoulomb (mC), an SI unit of electric charge. Dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2, Methylene Chloride (MC) or DCM), a ...
McCabe and MacCabe are Anglicisations of the Gaelic Mac Cába, a patronymic name meaning "son of Cába". The surname can be written in modern Scottish Gaelic as MacCàba and MacCaibe. The nickname or personal name Cába is of uncertain origin. [4] Patrick Woulfe considered that the surname was possibly derived from a nickname, meaning "a cap ...
McBride (surname) The name "McBride" or "MacBride" is an Irish surname, the English spelling for the Irish name " Mac Giolla Bhríde". The surname is also found in Scotland, and is the anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Brighde, from earlier Mac Giolla Bhrighde (Irish), Mac Gille Brighde (Scottish) ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brighid’.
McMahon or MacMahon (/ m ə k ˈ m æ n / mək-MAN or / m ə k ˈ m ɑː n / mək-MAHN; older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna; meaning "son of the bear") [1] is an Irish surname.