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)

M'-

prefix

a variant of Mac-

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