_McAlpin._ Ir. _mac_, son; _ailpin_, from _ailp_, a lump, a height, and
_in_, implying a diminutive. Son of a small lump, or height.
_McArthur._ Ir. _mac_, son; _Arthur_, Anglicised form of Ir. _ard_, high.
Son of Arthur; son of the high.
_McBride._ Ir. _mac_, son; _briǵ_, virtue, vigor, force. Son of virtue;
son of force. Anglo-Saxon _bride_ is, doubtless, traceable to Ir. _briǵ_.
_McCadden._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cat́in_, pronounced _cathin_, or, possibly,
corrupted into _cadhin_, a warrior. Son of a warrior.
_McCandless._ Ir. _mac_, son; Anglo-Saxon _candeles_, genitive of
_candel_, a candle. Son of a candle. Candle is from the Latin _candeo_, I
burn.
_McCarrick._ Ir. _mac_, son; _Carrick_, Carrick. Son of Carrick. See
Carrick, page 21.
_McCartney._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cairt_, a cart; _neać_, an agent. Son of a
carter.
_McClay._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _clæg_, clay. Son of Clay; son of clay.
_McClerk._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _clerc_, a clerk, a priest. Son of a
priest.
_McCombes._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _combes_, genitive of _comb_, a
valley. Son of a valley. McComb, McCombs, McCoomb, McCoombs, of kindred
derivation.
_McCoon._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _coones_, genitive of _coon_, bold. Son
of the bold.
_McCord._ Ir. _mac_, son; _coird_, genitive of _cord_, a string. Son of a
string.
_McCormac._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cormac_, from _corb_, a chariot, and _mac_,
a son; hence, a charioteer. Son of a charioteer.
_McCourt._ Ir. _mac_, son; _cuirte_, genitive of _cuirt_, a yard, an
enclosed place. Son of an enclosed place. McCort, from the same roots.
_McDade._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _dǽde_, genitive of _dǽd_, deed,
action. Son of action.
_McFeat._ Ir. _mac_, son; _fearte_, genitive of _feart_, a feat, an
achievement. Son of achievement.
_McFeeters._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _fæteres_, genitive of _fæter_, a
fetter. Son of a fetter.
_McGade._ Ir. _mac_, son; A. S. _gádes_, genitive of _gád_, a goad, a
prick. Son of a goad.
_McManus._ Ir. _mac_, son; _manus_, most likely a corruption of A. S.
_mannes_, genitive of _mann_, a man. Son of a man.
_McMaster._ Ir. _mac_, son; _maiǵistera_, genitive of _maiǵister_, a
master. Son of a master.
_Mader._ _Mædere_, or _mæddere_, madder.
_Madge._ _Mæge_, a kinswoman, a daughter.
_Madison._ _Mæge_, genitive of _mæge_, a maid. Son of a maid.
_Maiden._ _Mæden_, a maiden, a virgin.
_Mallow._ _Malwe_, or _malu_, mallow. Mallow, name of a species of
malvaceous plant.
_Mear._ _Mear_, a field. Also, from _mear_, or _mearh_, a horse. See
Mear, page 76.
_Mease._ _Measse_, the mass, a feast, a festival.
_Mennig._ _Menigo_, a multitude, a host.
_Mennis._ _Mennisc_, human, manlike, mortal.
_Merrill._ _Mere_, the sea; Ir. _aill_, a wall, a cliff. A sea-wall; a
sea-cliff.
_Mood._ _Mód_, mind, disposition, mood, passion, violence, force.
_Moody._ _Mód-ig_, from _mód_, mind, and _ig_, an adjective ending.
Proud; courageous; bold; irritable; moody. Moodie, from the same roots.
_Moon._ _Món_, pronounced _moon_, wickedness. Or, from _móna_, the moon.
_Mooney._ _Mon-ig_, from _móna_, the moon, and _ig_, an island. Mona
Island; Isle of the Moon.
_Morley._ _Mǽr-líc_, from _mǽr_, great, high, lofty, exalted,
illustrious, famous; _líc_, like. Noble; lofty; glorious.
_Morning._ _Morgen_, the morning, morrow.
_Morrow._ _Morhgen_, or _morgen_, the morning, morrow.
_Morton._ _Mór_, moor, heath; _tún_, town. A moor-town; a town built on a
moor.
_Moss._ _Meos_, moss.
_Mott._ _Mot_, a mote.
_Mould._ _Molde_, mould, earth, dust.
_Mund._ _Mund_, a hand, a protection, fence, defense, security.
_Munder._ _Mund-bora_, from _mund_, protection, and _bora_, a bearer. A
bearer of protection; a protector.
_Mundy._ _Mundig_, from _mundean_, to remember, and _ig_, an adjective
termination. Mindful.