I’m not sure at all what my name means. 

I know my name is Irish. I don’t think anyone would be able to tell by seeing how it is spelled. Maybe they could. But—I don’t see it. 

Cormac is a name I don’t hear very often. It means “son of a charioteer”. My mom named me because she looked up unique names and found mine. Then my nickname could be “Mac”. Just like my great-grandfather, although his name was MacCalaster. So my name is not technically a family name. It is just a strange name that was a way for me to get my nickname. 

My nickname is awesome. There are so many different nicknames I can have. Big Mac. Mac Daddy. Mac and Cheese. Most people just call me Mac. Recently people have been calling me “Cor”. I think it's fun because it's the opposite of “Mac”

But Mac is a great name. It’s super short and it is easy to say and spell. It's short and sweet like a sip of lemonade on a hot summer day. Or ice cream after a long day in the sun.

The name Mac reminds me of a lot of other names. Like Matt or Max.  Often, when I make orders at restaurants, people will write my name as Matt because there are so few people named Mac. I’ve only met one other kid named Mac. 

My family will usually call me Cormac and I kind of like it because they’ve never really known me as Mac.  When I think of the name Cormac, I think of myself as a fat baby with food all over my face. Or the 5 year old rocking out with a balloon guitar. 

I used to really dislike my name because no one else had it. But after really sitting down to think about it, I love my name. It’s very unique and I love the nicknames it gives me. Hopefully I can meet some more Macs in the future.