Cormick

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic or from Irish Cormac, from Old Irish Cormac, Corbmac, from corb ("chariot") + mac ("son").[1] Many books also connect the name to an Irish word for "raven".[2][3]

Proper noun

Cormick

  1. A surname from Irish. from Irish or Gaelic.
  2. A male given name from Irish.

References
  1. Harrison, Henry (1912) “Cormac, Cormack, Cormick”, in Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, volume 1, Baltimore, Maryland: reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., published 1969, page 93, column 1: “(Celt.) Son of the Chariot [Ir. Cormac for Corbmac—corb, chariot + mac, son]”
  2. 2011, Diane Stafford, 60,001+ Best Baby Names
  3. 2010, Bruce Lansky, The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+

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