mac

¹

[ mak ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).

mac

²

or mack

[ mak ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a mackintosh.
2. McIntosh.

mac

³

[ mak ]

noun

1. macaroni ( def 1 ).
2. macaroni and cheese ( def ).

Mac

⁴

[ mak ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Mac.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees.

M.Ac.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Master of Accountancy.

Mac-

⁷

1. a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.

MAC

¹

abbreviation for

1. multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting

Mac.

²

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

Mac-

³

prefix

1. (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of

   MacNeice

   MacDonald

mac

⁴

/ mæk /

noun

1. informal.
   short for mackintosh mackintosh

Mac

⁵

/ mæk /

noun

1. an informal term of address to a man

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Origin of mac²

Shortened form

Origin of mac³

Shortened form

Origin of mac⁴

< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab

Origin of mac²

C20: abstracted from Mac- , prefix of Scottish surnames

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