2007-01-28 09:05:24 · 6 answers · asked by kalrissian23 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It means "the son of" in gaelic. So, for example, the name "MacNally" is derived from "Mac an Fhile", meaning "son of the poet", as "an file" is Gaelic for "the poet".
2007-01-28 11:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by meptastic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in patriarchal (the system of rule by senior males)cultures a prefix is usually an indication that the person is "the son of"
2007-01-28 17:12:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mac or Mc means "son of". So for instance Macdonald means "son of Donald"
2007-01-28 18:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Son of.
2007-01-28 17:11:17 · answer #4 · answered by New Boots. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means SON OF..
2007-01-29 00:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by guidikc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"son of"
2007-01-28 17:11:31 · answer #6 · answered by ginger_cow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋