Mack lands like a slammed screen door. The name took root in Scottish and Irish prefixes, the Mac or Mc meaning "son of," and over time the particle became a name in its own right, often short for a longer Mackenzie or McKinley. By the 1940s, Mack the truck had entered American slang; Mack the Knife slipped in soon after from Brecht and Weill. Currently ranked 498, the name has the unfussy grit of a mechanic's nickname and the crisp stature of a boardroom monosyllable. One beat, no frills, the kind of name a kid grows into by kindergarten.
Popularity
1880 to today
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