Cormac

Cormac is an Irish male first name with the literal meaning " son of defilement ", derived from the Gaelic elements corb ( desecration ) and mac ( son).

Language variants

  • Icelandic: Kormákur

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Cormac Breathnach († 1956), Irish politician
  • Cormac Breslin (1902-1978), Irish politician
  • Cormac McCarthy ( born 1933), American writer
  • Cormac Murphy - O'Connor ( born 1932 ), Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal
  • Michael Cormac Newell ( b. 1942 ), British film director and producer

Art figure

  • Cormac McLaggen, character from the Harry Potter novels

Legendary figure

Goidelic languages Mike Newell (director) McCormick (surname)
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