Mac Cába

Irish

Etymology

Uncertain. Appears to mean “son of Cába”, but Cába is not an Irish given name. It could be from cába (“cape, hood”) used as a nickname[1] or an alteration of Mac Aba (literally “son of the abbot”).[2]

Proper noun

Mac Cába m (genitive Mhic Cába)

  1. a male surname, feminine equivalent Nic Cába

Descendants

  • → English: Cabe, MacCabe, McCabe

Mutation

Mutated forms of Mac Cába
radical lenition eclipsis
Mac Cába Mhac Cába not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1993) Irish Names and Surnames, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 324
  2. ^ Harrison, Henry (1996) Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, →ISBN, page M2
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