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Carmacks First Nation
Carmack is a surname derived from the Irish given name " Cormac". Notable people with the surname include: *Adrian Carmack (born 1969), game artist, cofounder of id Software *Chris Carmack (born 1980), American actor * Edward W. Carmack (1858–1908), American politician * George Carmack (1860–1922), American discoverer of gold in the Klondike region * Howard Carmack, Internet spammer *John Carmack (born 1970), American game programmer, co-founder of id Software *Justin Carmack (1981-2000), American child actor *Kate Carmack (1862–1920), First Nation woman * Kona Carmack (born 1976), American model See also * Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act regarding the liability of carriers under receipts and bills of lading *Carmacks, Yukon * Carmacks Group *Carmacks Airport * Carmack's Reverse, computer graphics technique * Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation * Cormack (surname) * McCormack * McCormick (surname) McCormick is a family name that originated in Ireland, Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormac
Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish language, Irish and English language, English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as ''Kormákr''. Family name#Surname prefixes, Mac is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. The derivation of "cor" is not so clear. The most popular speculation is that it is from "corb," the old Irish for wheel, perhaps designating someone who fought in a cart or chariot as male names are often derived from the order of battle. (For instance "Gary (given name), Gary, Garth, etc., from "gar" for "spear.") However, some etymologies suggest it derives from the old Irish for "raven", a bird laden with mystical meaning for the Celts, and often used to mean "legend" or "legendary". Similarly, it might refer specifically to Corb (mythology), Corb, one of the legendary Fomorians of Irish mythology. Today the name is typically listed in baby names books as meaning "raven" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |