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To: 9YearLurker

Both Irish and Scottish use “Mc” and “Mac” variants actually. The Gaelic word “mac” means “son”; Viking and Saxon influence is why you have both “McDonald” and “Donaldson” in use in the British Isles.


19 posted on 05/20/2023 11:04:18 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Re: Mac vs. Mc, it is not nearly absolute, but much more commonly divided as I suggest.

And the McDonalds who founded the restaurant that the chain grew from, again, were of Irish, as opposed to Scottish, descent.


20 posted on 05/20/2023 11:48:23 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Olog-hai
why you have both “McDonald” and “Donaldson” in use in the British Isles.

It is not common, but I have seen the name "Fitzdonald" which shows Norman French influence.

30 posted on 05/20/2023 4:05:13 PM PDT by Pilsner
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