Mc. Donald's

Mr. stands for “mister” Dr. stands for “doctor” then what does Mc. stand for? (eg: Mc.Donalds, Mc.Gonagall) If its just MAC then why did they bother to shorten it?

Answer #1

Mc = an Irish / Gaelic tradition that denotes a person is “son of”. Mac = Scottish variant of the same. So, McDonald = son of donald. There are similar conventions in other languages, as well.

Answer #2

It’s McDonald’s and McGonagal. No period. It’s just a name. Like Johnson.

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