Cormac Forename

89,726th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,579 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cormac Forename Definition:

A male name. of doubtful etymology. A common name in Irish myths and legends and still sometimes used, though commoner as a surname.

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Cormac Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
3,2011:1,451248
Northern Ireland
100%
6521:2,827398
England
100%
5961:93,2933,629
United States
100%
5541:654,39915,802
Australia-1001:136,5764,329
Canada
100%
921:360,14510,676
Scotland
100%
611:87,7112,176
New Zealand-451:100,8014,277
Thailand
100%
311:2,260,18859,676
Germany
100%
301:3,222,59615,431
France-281:2,373,94112,997
Netherlands
100%
221:768,27615,209
South Africa
100%
191:2,870,13974,981
Wales
100%
181:171,9063,302
Sweden
100%
151:657,19415,298
Belgium
100%
121:957,50311,814
Spain-101:4,652,99615,347
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Malaysia
100%
81:3,806,24294,684
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
Brazil-51:42,847,231319,361
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Finland
67%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Malta-11:429,3603,141

Cormac (178) may also be a surname.

Cormac Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. of doubtful etymology. A common name in Irish myths and legends and still sometimes used, though commoner as a surname.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

This Irish m. name means, literally, ‘son of a chariot,’ i. e. a charioteer. Cormac is a name prominent in Irish legend, in ‘Ossian’, in early Irish history, in the Irish Church. and, since C7, as a ‘Christian’ throughout Ireland.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

An old Irish name signifying ‘the son of the chariot’ (corb-mac).

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

'I HATE Cormac FOR Taiwan IS WOMEN 100%'

Cormac is a male name mainly used as a given name.

Cormac is an Irish name meaning mainly 'son of the charioteer' or 'son of the raven.' It's a historically significant name, most famously associated with Cormac Mac Airt, a legendary wise High King of Ireland.

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Cormac Forename Popularity

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Cormak831/
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Carmack7783/
Kormach772/
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Crmcw731/
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Carmas6762/
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Jormas6714/
Carmax679/
Jormaj674/
Kormak674/
Jormag674/
Qormaz674/
Jormax673/
Khourmack673/
Karmac672/
Carmag672/
Cormos671/
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