![]() ![]() Historical records concerning Irish and Scottish names reveal that the common prefix Mc and the less common prefixes M' and Mcc developed as abbreviations of the original Gaelic prefix Mac. It was rendered Mag before vowels and aspirated consonants. Numerous variations of this prefix emerged, for a number of reasons. For example, MacWard means son of the bard and MacDowell means son of the black stranger. In later times, these prefixes were also added to the occupation or nickname of the bearer's father. For example, the surname MacDougall literally means son of Dougal. When these surnames were originally developed, they were formed by adding the Gaelic word mac, which means son of, to the name of the original bearer's father. Scottish and Irish patronymic surnames frequently have the prefix Mac or Mc.
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