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What does Mac mean?
Mac 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced mak. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Mac is "son of". Scottish and Irish surname prefix used as a given name or nickname. Mack is an ancient Scottish given name. See also Mackenzie, Maxwell, and Mc-. Also form of Maximilian. Also form of Maximus.
STARTS WITH Mac-
Variations
VARIANTS Mack▼, Mackey, Mackie, Macklin
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MACKENZIE, MAXWELL, MC- Mccoy▲, Mckay
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mac Jayse (M.J.), ..
How popular is Mac?
Mac is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#979 out of 1220, Top 80%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#14664 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Mac reached its peak position of #493 in the U.S. during 1940-1949, and is currently at #1009. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Mac (#1009 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Mack (#632), Mackenzie, Mackie, Macklin (#1231), Maximilian (#448), Maximus (#212), Maxwell (#135), Mccoy (#1037) and Mckay. These relations of Mac were favored by parents less than a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.38%) and have remained as common to this day (ADOPTION 0.35%, 8% LESS), but with forms like Mackenzie becoming less in vogue. The trendier baby names in this compilation are Mac, Maximilian, Maximus, Maxwell and Mccoy.
Similar Names
Mac▲ is alike in pronunciation to Maik, Mick, Mike▼ and Myke. Other recommended sound-alike names are Mace, Macy, Man, Mar, Marc▼, Mat▼ and Max▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Mac.
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