The baby name Maccrai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæk.raɪ/ (MAK-rye),/ˈmæk.reɪ/ (MAK-ray).
Maccrai is Gaelic in Origin.
The baby name Maccrai is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmæk.raɪ/ (MAK-rye),/ˈmæk.reɪ/ (MAK-ray).
Maccrai is Gaelic in Origin.
Maccrai is a modern respelling of the Scottish surname MacRae, from Gaelic Mac Rath, meaning "son of grace" or "son of good fortune." The name traces to Clan MacRae of Kintail, staunch allies of the Mackenzies and prominent in the Highlands in the 16th and 17th centuries.
As a given name, Maccrai reflects the wider surname-to-first-name trend across the English-speaking world, used mostly for boys but sometimes unisex. Established variants include MacRae, Macrae, McRae, MacCrae, McCrae, and the phonetic forms Macray and McRay; related Gaelic forms are Mac Rath and Macraith. Typically pronounced mak-RAY, it preserves the clan's heritage while offering a sleek, contemporary twist through the double c and final -ai ending. Use as a first name has risen in North America, Australia, and New Zealand since the late 20th century.
Maccrai is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.
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