Baby name

STABLE BOY · OLD IRISH
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Cormac

/KOR · mak/


“Charioteer or son of the crow”

Old Irish name possibly meaning charioteer or son of the crow; borne by Cormac Mac Airt, the legendary High King of Ireland, and by the American novelist Cormac McCarthy.

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How it ages.

Rugged and literary; the McCarthy association adds intellectual credibility to its Irish heritage.

The cultural moment.

Steady in Ireland; modest rise in the US since 2015 among Irish heritage families and literary admirers.