Mack
[mæk]Meaning
short form of an Irish or Scottish surname beginning with Mac or Mc, from Irish mac 'son'
Background Story
Mack is also a medieval short form of Magnus, brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers. As a surname it is common among the German-Russian community, and a Gaelic derivation gives the meaning 'son'. The name is used in Irish, Danish, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish, and in Medieval Scandinavian use. In English it is also a generic slang term for a man.
Temperament
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