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Cormac


Gender: Masculine
Language
: Irish Gaelic
Etymology:
Cormac is an Irish Gaelic, from an old Irish name, Cormacc or Corbmac, meaning “Chariot Son.”

History:
Cormac is an Irish name name, found in old Irish legends and myths, and common in Ireland from the early Middle Ages until today.


Pronunciation: cor-mack.

Alternates: Cormack, Cormic, Cormick.
Scottish Gaelic: Cormag.

Surnames: McCormick, McCormack.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Cormac McCarthy
(1933-)
American author.

Religious Figures:
Cormac MacCuilenan (836-908)
A bishop and a king of Ireland.

Royalty:
Cormac mac Airt (-266)
High King of Ireland.


Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Cormac

Popularity of Cormac:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A


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