Mc – with a lowercase or capital letter, and also its full version: Mac – falls into the category of patronymics. The patronymic is a name derived from the father’s name to indicate descent. In Italy it is the equivalent of the prefix “Di” – Di Giovanni, Di Bartolomei, Di Pietro – in England of the suffix “Son” (Jonhson), “while in populations of Slavic origin the ending “vić” (Savicevic) is added. Mc means son, and acting as a prefix it reiterates a family tree; “Son of”. It comes from Irish and Scottish Gaelic, that is the land of origin. Here we are have fun finding the Top 10 MCs who have established themselves in sport.
