McGregor
Scottish-born actor Ewan McGregor bears a name that was once banned in Scotland due to the unruly behavior of the ancient Clan MacGregor. Kids might associate the name with mean Mr. McGregor in Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit, who was most likely named for her landlord at the time, Atholl McGregor.
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miloowen Says:
Giinkies Says:
I like Mc Adams
madwomaninabluebox Says:
My grandmothers maiden name was McKenna. I would love to use that as a first name for a boy, but since it’s been used so much for girls, I am a little apprehensive.
LuMary Says:
I like McElwain. I imagine it’s pronounced MACKlwin. I think Ian McElwain has a nice ring. I also like Macalistair or spelling variants.
madwomaninabluebox Says:
February 21st, 2014 at 3:17 pm
“My grandmothers maiden name was McKenna. I would love to use that as a first name for a boy, but since it’s been used so much for girls, I am a little apprehensive.”
I have an aunt with the last name McKenna, and I, too, can only see it as a girl’s name.
MeleriHaf Says:
I know a guy whose first name is McDonald. He goes by Mac. It works really well.
Poppy528 Says:
These name all seem better without the prefix. What’s wrong with just Gregor or Kellen or Dermot? I also like the names Mac and Mick all by themselves. I guess I just don’t want my child’s name sounding like a law firm.
Aurora Says:
I was in a buffet line once where I was served by a tall young man whose name tag showed his first name to be McHugh. I was intrigued, especially as his last name was Pierre (!), but I didn’t scrape up the nerve to ask him about it.
The way Mackenzie caught fire, I could see some of these catching on. I think my favorite Mac-contender for a first name is McKay (for a boy), but with all the McKaylas, etc., out there, I probably wouldn’t use it.
MillieMM Says:
My surname is a Mc- name, if I get married I would definitely consider using my maiden name as a son’s middle name. For a first name, I just think they are “too” surname-y, even more so than Carson or Carter sometimes (though both are on my list) however I do have a love for MacKenzie / McKenzie on both genders; Max, Mack or Keni for a boy, and Kenzie for a girl.
GingerCat Says:
@Aurora I don’t think think McKay is pronounced in the same way as McKayla its Mc kai not Kay
Haids1987 Says:
I love this list, there are so many interesting monikers here I never would have thought of. McKellan is such a cool name, and so is McGregor.
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My personal favourites are MacDhui, MacNabb, McHugh, and McKean, but I don’t think I’d ever give them as first names. As someone whose first name is a Scottish surname, I would have preferred having a “normal” first name as a name.