M'-
variant of Mac-.
Definition for m'- (2 of 2)
Mac-
a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
Also
Mc-
Mc-,
M'-.
Origin of Mac-
< Irish, Scots Gaelic
mac son, Old Irish
macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish
mab
British Dictionary definitions for m'- (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for m'- (2 of 2)
Mac-
Mc- or M'-
prefix
(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of
MacDonald; MacNeice
Word Origin for Mac-
from Goidelic
mac son of; compare Welsh
mab, Cornish
mab