Question: what does mc stand for in irish names
Answer: Male Meaning Anglicised Daughter Wife Examples Mac son ( of ) Mc / Mac / M ' Nic Mhic Seán Mac Mathúna , Máire Mhic Mhathúna ( wife of Seán ) , Aoife Nic Mhathúna ( daughter of Seán ) Ó / Ua descendant of O ' Ní Uí Pól Ó Murchú , Mairéad Uí Mhurchú ( wife of Pól ) , Gráinne Ní Mhurchú ( daughter of Pól )