McCormick
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Mc ("son (of)", a form of mac) and Cormick, which is itself from corb ("chariot") + mac ("son").[1] The double patronymic "arose when the meaning of Cormac began to be lost sight of".[2] Many books of baby names also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".[3][4]
Proper noun
McCormick
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- A town, the county seat of McCormick County, South Carolina, United States.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, page 93
- ^ 1883, Harry Alfred Long, Personal and family names: a popular monograph on the origin and history of the Present and former Timespage 282
- ^ 2011, Diane Stafford, 60,001+ Best Baby Names
- ^ 2010, Bruce Lansky, The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+