Cormick

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Scottish Gaelic or from Irish Cormac, from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, from corb ("chariot") + mac ("son").[1] Many books also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".[2][3]

Proper noun

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Cormick

  1. A surname from Irish. from Irish or Gaelic.
  2. A male given name from Irish.
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References

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  1. ^ Harrison, Henry (1912) “Cormac, Cormack, Cormick”, in Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, volume 1, Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., published 1969, page 93, column 1:(Celt.) Son of the Chariot [Ir. Cormac for Corbmaccorb, chariot + mac, son]
  2. ^ 2011, Diane Stafford, 60,001+ Best Baby Names
  3. ^ 2010, Bruce Lansky, The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+

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