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Mac - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Mac
 
 

 


The boy name Mac [ 1 syll. mac, ma-c ] is pronounced as MAEK KEY. Mac is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages. It is derived from Scottish origins. Mac is a pet form of the name Mackenzie (English and Scottish).

Mac is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1942 with 0.028% of baby boys being given the name Mac. It was #308 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a steep loss in popularity since then, and is currently of infrequent use. Among all boy names in its family, Mac was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Mac include Mack (English), Maas (Dutch), Maciej (Polish), Maik (German), Max (English and German), Måns (Scandinavian), Mick (English), Midge (English), Mike (English), Mitch (English), Moïse (French), Mose (German), Moss (English), Maciek (Polish), Manus (Irish), Maso (Italian), Matias (English and German), Mattia (Italian), Mattias (English and German), Maxie (English), Mànas (Scottish), Mekhi (English), Micah (English, German, and Welsh), Micha (German), Mickey (English), Micky (English), Mika (Finnish), Mikey (English), Mikko (Finnish), Mischa (German and Russian), Misha (English and Russian), Moises (Spanish), Moisés (Spanish), Moishe (Hebrew and Yiddish), Moses (English and German), Moshe (Hebrew and Yiddish), Musa (Arabic and Turkish), and Muzio (Italian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Mac: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


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