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[YerAuntFanny]

Why? Just. Why?

"Mc is Irish. Mac is Scottish"

In Irish it's 'Mac' just as in Scottish. Irish also uses 'O' and the feminine versions of the masculine forms are Nic and Ni. There is also the Norman 'de' used for both men and women.

It's anglicised to Mc.

Hey Deadringer, there’s a funny ad on Australian TV at the moment that ties in with your suggestion:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=I0oUVTJ5HzI

Thanks Crabb

What's wrong with Callum Murray? Am I being thick here

Calamari

We went to a restaurant where we were offered Calamarrrrrrrrrrrrr by a few staff members instead of calamari! We piss ourselves laughing every time we order it!

Oooops! That was meant for the irritating pronunciation thread! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Eilidh is the Gaelic version of 'Ellie' - a short form of Eleanor and related names such as Helen.

www.behindthename.com/name/eilidh

It is very popular in Scotland.

It's anglicised to Mc

As are most things in Irish or Scots Gaelic.

piefacedClique that’s a better name than most of them on this thread.

I knew someone who wanted to name daughter after grandmothers. Mary and sue so called her Marysu. She said if it was hyphenated no one would use both names!

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In remote rural Scotland, I once taught Auley MacAuley. I kid you not!

I went to school with a Lachlan McLachlan - he was a punk which somehow didn't really match with the name :o

Name MacName is really common in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. I’ve met several Donald MacDonalds and I know an Alistair McAlistair who is Irish.

I love reading the list of baby names published every year. My all time favourite is Jesuslovesme, baby boy (it’s on an official record so not an urban legend!)

@MikeUniformMike I have an aunt called Kenzie. She’s in her seventies now. I guess it derives from McKenzie (we’re Scottish). It’s her real name, not a middle name or a nickname.

Char-Lee is the one that made me shudder

Thanks.

In the general realm of Jesuslovesme I have also seen Heistheway, pronunciation Hi-sthaway. I’m part of a forum that discusses religious fanatics and you get some crazy names on there.

Evah. But pronounced Eva. Which clearly it isn’t as the H makes it sound like Ever.

I worked with a Patrick Fitzpatrick a few years ago. Nobody every gave him any stick for it as far as I know and he didn't seem to care. I asked him about it once and he said his parents weren't married when they had him so they used Patrick as the first name so it'd be in his name somewhere, and then they ended up getting married years later, and his mum and him took the dad's surname after all