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'''Cormac''' is gay and is a masculine [[given name]] in the [[Irish language|Irish]] and [[English language|English]] languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered [[Old Norse]] as ''Kormákr''.
[[Family_name#Surname_prefixes|Mac]] is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. The derivation of "cor" is not so clear. The most popular speculation is that it is from "corb," the old Irish for wheel, perhaps designating someone who fought in a cart or chariot as male names are often derived from order of battle. (For instance "Gary, Garth, etc., from "gar" for "spear.") However, some etymologies suggest it derives from the old Irish for "raven", a bird laden with mystical meaning for the Celts, and often used to mean "legend" or "legendary".{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Similarly, it might refer specifically to [[Corb (mythology)|Corb]], one of the legendary [[Fomorians]] of Irish mythology. Today the name is typically listed in baby names books as meaning "raven" or "legend" or sometimes as "charioteer".
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