We often come across the suffixes “Mc/Mac” and “O-” attached to English nouns. So, do you have any guesses as to why they are used and what they mean?
McDonalds, Paul McCartney, Eric O’Brian, Shaquille O’Neal, Frank O’Connell, MacGregor… Probably by these names and “Mc/Mac” with many other names with “O-” added You must have encountered it somewhere because it is used quite often.
Actually; Why are they named Donald, Paul, Brian, Neal, and Connell when they can also be used? making it more complex They felt the need to use “Mac/Mc” and “O-“?
Some surnames can be added directly to the name.
Surnames are a secondary name added to a name, and are usually from one generation to the next transferred. It is used to describe a family or an individual within that family.
In some places, surnames can be added directly to the name instead of being added next to the name. For example, the son of a man named Eric might have the last name “Ericson”. This too “Eric’s son” It means.
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They have similar aspects with our surnames.
In fact, our surnames such as “Karamollaoğlu”, “Güllüoğlu”, “Süleymanoğlu”, “Evliyaoğulları”, “Demircioğulları” why given more or less we can understand.
ancestral lineage to preserve his name and pass it on to future generations. The suffixes “Mc/Mac” and “O-“, which are used in English and a few other languages, are not much different.
Uses of “Mac/Mc” indicate the father.
“Mc” or “Mac”, which is frequently encountered in names, Means “son” in Welsh and it can be named as:
/name given to the person/ + /Mac/ + /father’s name/
So, /name given to person/ + /son/ + /your father’s name/
For example; Paul McCartney Cartney’s son Paul It means.
The suffix “O-” indicates the descendant.
If “O-“ shortcut for typing “grandson” it can be tried. Again, it is created similarly to “Mac/Mc”.
/name given to person/ + /O’/ + /ancestral name/
So, /name given to person/ + /male descendant/ ancestral name
For example, Eric O’Brain, descendant of Brain It means Eric.
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