Baby name
STABLE
🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Cormac
/KOR · mak/
Meaning
“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.
Nicknames
cor
Vibe
strong
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.