Mac vs. Mc

[Rowan McMullin]

Well, now, I'm certainly Scottish - clan Macmillan, originally - but it got
lazied into Mc over the years.

-Rowan McMullin

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> Is there any truth to the assertion that in personal names "Mac" is
> Scottish, while "Mc" is Irish?
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> Does the answer depend on the period -- e.g., before the 19th century
> vs. later?
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> Joel
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