Mac-

• Traditionally written as M^ac-, and later also as M^ac-.

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic mac (“son”).

• IPA^(key): /mək/, /mæk/

Mac-

1. A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son.

• The surname prefix is often stressed (even with the contracted spelling Mc-), and the pronunciation of names must be learned individually.
• Whereas Mac- may be followed by a capital or lowercase letter, Mc- generally only takes a capital letter:

  Mackenzie or MacKenzie, but McKenzie and not **Mckenzie

• Mc-
• M‘- (archaic)

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CAM, CMA, Cam, MCA, cam