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Help[Opinions] Cormac McCormick
in reply to a message by SierraNevada
I've noticed how Irish first names, at least the modern Irish spellings of them, get changed slightly when used as (Anglicized) surnames. Thus:
Conor O'Connor
Brian O'Brien
Lachlan McLaughlin (OK, that's Scottish. Same principle.)
Dermot McDermott
Calum McCallum (Again, Scottish)
The surname spelling then becomes the basis for a "new" spelling of the first name. I don't like the trend. It feels uneducated to me. I'd much rather see Cormac used as the first name spelling. (Discolsure: Cormac is a top four boy's name for me so I'm very protective of it.)
Conor O'Connor
Brian O'Brien
Lachlan McLaughlin (OK, that's Scottish. Same principle.)
Dermot McDermott
Calum McCallum (Again, Scottish)
The surname spelling then becomes the basis for a "new" spelling of the first name. I don't like the trend. It feels uneducated to me. I'd much rather see Cormac used as the first name spelling. (Discolsure: Cormac is a top four boy's name for me so I'm very protective of it.)
This message was edited 9/28/2010, 10:59 AM
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