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'''Cormac''' 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''.
'''Cormac''' 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".
[[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 the order of battle. (For instance "[[Gary (given name)|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".


==People with the name==
==People with the name==


*[[Cormac Antram]] (1926–2013), American priest
'''Cormac'''
*[[Cormac Mac Airt]], semi-historical [[High King of Ireland]], Ruler of Tara ca. 227-266
*[[Cormac of Armagh]], medieval Irish archbishop
*[[Cormac Cond Longas]], exiled prince of [[Ulaid|Ulster]] from [[Irish mythology]]
*[[Cormac Breslin]] (1902–1978), Irish politician
*[[Cormac J. Carney]] (born 1959), American judge
*[[Cormac of Armagh]] (c.430 - 17 February 497), Archbishop of [[Armagh]] diocese and Abbot of Armagh monastery, Ireland from 481 to 17 February 497
*[[Cormac mac Cuilennáin]], ninth-century bishop and king
*[[Cormac Cond Longas]], legendary Irish prince
*[[Cormac of Dunkeld]] ca. 1114–1131, [[Bishop of Dunkeld]]
*[[Cormac Costello]] (born 1994), Gaelic football player
*[[Cormac Cullinan]], South African attorney
*[[Cormac Mac Carthaigh]], Bishop and King of [[Cashel, County Tipperary|Cashel]], ? -1388
*[[Cormac Devlin]] (born 1980), Irish politician
*[[Cormac MacCarthy|Cormac Láidir MacCarthy]] (1411-1494), Irish Chieftain, discoverer of the [[Blarney Stone]] and builder of [[Blarney Castle]].
*[[Cormac McCarthy]], American novelist
*[[Cormac Izuchukwu]] (born 2000), Irish rugby union player
*[[Cormac Breslin]], Irish politician
*[[Cormac Kennedy-Leverett]] (born 2000), Australian rower
*[[Cormac Kinney]] (born 1981), American entrepreneur
*[[Cormac Murphy-O'Connor]], [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] and [[Archbishop of Westminster]]
*[[Cormac mac Airt]], legendary Irish king
*[[Cormac Antram]] (1926-2013), also known as Father Cormac, American priest and expert on the [[Navajo language]]
*[[Cormac Costello]], Gaelic football player
*[[Cormac Mac Carthaigh]], medieval Irish king
*[[Cormac Laidir MacCarthy]] (1411–1494), Irish royal
*[[Cormac mac Cuilennáin]] (died 908), Irish bishop and regional king of Munster
*[[Cormac McAnallen]] (1980–2004), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Cormac McCarthy]] (1933–2023), American novelist
*[[Cormac Murphy]] (born 1993), Irish hurler
*[[Cormac Murphy-O'Connor]] (1932–2017), British cardinal
*[[Cormac O'Brien (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Cormac O'Doherty]] (born 1996), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Cormac O'Raifeartaigh]], Irish physicist
*[[Cormac Roth]], 16th century Irish archbishop
*[[Cormac Rowe]] (born 1983), Irish chef
*[[Cormac Ryan]] (born 1998), American basketball player
*[[Cormac Ua Liatháin]], Irish saint
*[[Cormac Ua Liatháin]], Irish saint
'''Kormákr'''
*[[Kormákr Ögmundarson]] the [[skald]], hero of ''[[Kormáks saga]]''


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:English-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:English-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Irish-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Irish-language masculine given names]]

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Cormac
GenderMasculine
Language(s)English, Irish
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Word/nameGaelic
Meaningcharioteer, raven
Other names
Pet form(s)Mac
Derivative(s)Kormákr, Corbmac

Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as Kormákr.

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 the 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] Similarly, it might refer specifically to 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".

People with the name

See also

References

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