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Updated March 27, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : The greatest
  • Scottish : Charming

How Popular Is The Name Mack

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish (Berwickshire) and Irish : from the Old Norse personal name Makkr, a form of Magnus (Old Irish Maccus).
  • North German, Dutch, and French (Alsace) : from the Germanic personal name Macco, Makko, a pet form of a compound name with the initial element māg- ‘kinsman’.
  • Shortened form of any of the many Scottish and Irish names beginning M(a)c-.

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