Origin of the name MAD< Back

Origin

DIMOCK : (Welsh.) A corruption of Dia Madoc, that is, David, the son of Madoc, Dia being the diminutive of David among the Welsh. Madoc is derived from mad, good, with the termination oc affixed, which has the same effect as our English termination y.

DYMOCK : (Welsh.) A corruption of Dia Madoc, that is, David, the son of Madoc, Dia being the diminutive of David among the Welsh. Madoc is derived from mad, good, with the termination oc affixed, which has the same effect as our English termination y.

MADDOCK : (Welsh) The same as Madoc, a proper name common among the Welsh, from mad, good, and the termination oc or og, the same as the termination y or ous in English. The terminations c and ac, denote fixedness, force, plenitude. Og, in its simple form, signifies animation, activity; also, possessing that which precedes it; oc, greatness, grandeur; ox, quickness, promptitude.

MAY : Probably given to a child born in that month. May, in the Saxon, is a daisy, a flower; the fifth month in the year, beginning with January. Gaelic, mai or maith, good, pleasant, fruitful; Mad, Welsh. From Ma we have mai, the earth, the producer; ma, mother, tender, kind.

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