Nic
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nic"
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nic
- A diminutive of the female given name Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.
AnagramsEdit
IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Contracted from iníon mhic (literally “daughter of the son of”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Nic
- A prefix used with a woman’s maiden surname
- Fionnghuala fhionn Nic Aoidh ― fair-haired Fionnghuala McKay
Usage notesEdit
This prefix replaces the prefix Mac found in male surnames, and triggers lenition of a following consonant, except for C and G. It is used by unmarried women, and by married women who have kept their maiden name. Thus Fionnghuala Nic Aoidh’s father and brothers would use the surname Mac Aoidh.
Related termsEdit
- Ó (used in male names)
- (bean) Uí (used with a woman's married name)
- Ní (used in place of the male Ó prefix)
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Nic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
NormanEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nic m
- a diminutive of the male given name Nic'lesse or Nicolas
- (religion, Jersey) Satan
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Contracted from nighean mhic (literally “daughter of a son of”).
NounEdit
Nic
- A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname
- Mòrag dhubh Nic Leòid ― black-haired Mòrag MacLeod