Cormac
Gender | Masculine | |
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Language(s) | 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.
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
- Cormac Antram (1926–2013), American priest
- Cormac of Armagh, Irish archbishop
- Cormac Breslin (1902–1978), Irish politician
- Cormac J. Carney (born 1959), American judge
- Cormac Cond Longas, Irish prince
- Cormac Costello (born 1994), Gaelic football player
- Cormac Cullinan, South African attorney
- Cormac Devlin (born 1980), Irish politician
- Cormac Kennedy-Leverett (born 2000), Australian rower
- Cormac Kinney (born 1981), American entrepreneur
- Cormac Mac Airt, Irish royal
- Cormac Mac Carthaigh, Irish bishop
- Cormac Laidir MacCarthy(1411–1494), Irish royal
- Cormac mac Cuilennáin (??–908), Irish bishop
- 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, Irish archbishop
- Cormac Rowe (born 1983), Irish chef
- Cormac Ryan (born 1998), American basketball player
- Cormac Ua Liatháin, Irish saint