Names Searched Right Now:
Search
 Find A Name
Hello, Guest
Login or Register
Close

Search for a name or phrase
using quick search

Close

Find the right name for your baby using our advanced search tool

Close

Login

Forgot your password?

Or Register

Mac

- this week

Gender: M Meaning of Mac: "son of" Origin of Mac: Scottish or Irish

The name Mac is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "son of". Mac and is often added to lists like Nicknames for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "Picky Parents BNG".

From the experts:

In Ireland and Scotland, Mac and Mc mean "son of"; here, Mac is a generic fella, or a short form cooler than either Matt or Max. Mac can be a nickname of any longer Mac or Mc starting name such as McCoy or Macalister. If you want to make it feel more complete, you can always spell it Mack.

Find other names based on Mac using our baby name generator.

Lists containing Mac:

See All List Categories

Famous People Named Mac

Login or Register to Contribute
Mac, stage name of McKinley Phipps, American rapper
Mac, English musician of hip hop group So Solid Crew
Mac Dre, stage name of Andre Louis Hicks, American rapper
Mac King, American comedy magician
Mac Mall, stage name of Jamal Rocker, American rapper
Mac Miller, stage name of Malcolm James McCormick, American rapper
Makoto "Mac" Suzuki, Japanese baseball pitcher
Mac Brandt, American actor
Derek "Uncle Mac" McCulloch, British radio broadcaster
Maclin "Mac" Cody, American NFL player
McBriare Samuel Lanyon "Mac" DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV), Canadian singer-songwriter
Bernie Mac, stage name of Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, American actor/comedian
Mason Mac Taylor Dawson (b. 2013), son of actor Ashley Taylor Dawson
Johnathan Mackensey "Mac" Williamson, San Francisco Giants outfielder

Pop Culture References for the name Mac

Login or Register to Contribute
Mac, character in TV's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Macintosh "Mac," computer brand from Apple, Inc.
Mac Bradford, character from the movie "Point Blank"
Captain Mac, a character in video game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Mac, a character in animated TV show "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
Mac, a character from Apple's "Get A Mac" ad campaign, representing a Macintosh computer
Mac, Goofy Gopher in Looney Tunes cartoons
Mac, a character from British sitcom "Green Wing"
Mac, the alien in movie "Mac and Me"
Little Mac, a character in the "Punch-Out!!" video game series
Mac Gargan, villain in Spider-Man comics
Mac Taylor, character from TV's "CSI: NY"
Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, a character from TV's "Veronica Mars"
Randle "Mac" McMurphy, character in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
Mac, a character from the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series
Mac, short for macaroni, as in "mac 'n' cheese"
MAC, cosmetic brand

Nicknames & Variations for Mac

Mack, Mackey, Mackie

Mac in Blog Posts

Mac in the Forums

Popular Baby Names
Girl Names
Boy Names
Unisex Names
Celebrity Baby Names
Namehunter
Nameberry Daily Delivery envelope

Daily Delivery

Exclusive Nameberry picks, direct to you.