Mac
Scottish or Irish
"son of"Mac Origin and Meaning
The name Mac is a boy's name of Scottish, Irish origin meaning "son of".
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.
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Mac in Pop Culture
- Ronald "Mac" McDonaldcharacter in TV's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
- Macintosh "Mac" computer brand from Apple, Inc.
- Mac Bradfordcharacter from the movie "Point Blank"
- Captain Maca character in video game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
- Maca character in animated TV show "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
- Maca character from Apple's "Get A Mac" ad campaign, representing a Macintosh computer
- MacGoofy Gopher in Looney Tunes cartoons
- Maca character from British sitcom "Green Wing"
- Macthe alien in movie "Mac and Me"
- Little Maca character in the "Punch,Out!!" video game series
- Mac Garganvillain in Spider,Man comics
- Mac Taylorcharacter from TV's "CSI: NY"
- Cindy "Mac" Mackenziea character from TV's "Veronica Mars"
- Randle "Mac" McMurphycharacter in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
- Angus "Mac" MacGyvermain character on TV's "MacGyver"
- Maca character from the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series
- Macshort for macaroni, as in "mac 'n' cheese"
- MACcosmetic brand
- Fleetwood MacBritish,American rock band
- McClane "Mac" Peraltason of Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago from TV's Brooklyn Nine,Nine (Named after John McClane in Die Hard)