The baby name Maccray is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mækˈreɪ/ (MACK-ray or muh-KRAY).
Maccray is Scottish in Origin.
The baby name Maccray is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mækˈreɪ/ (MACK-ray or muh-KRAY).
Maccray is Scottish in Origin.
Maccray is a modern given-name adaptation of the Scottish and Irish surname MacRae/McCrae, itself from Gaelic Mac Rath (Scottish) or Mac Raith (Irish), meaning “son of grace” or “son of good fortune.” The name is tied to Clan MacRae of Kintail in the Scottish Highlands, whose members served as hereditary constables to the Mackenzies; the surname later spread through emigration to North America and Australasia, where it sometimes converted into a first name.
As a forename, Maccray appears primarily in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, following the broader trend of adopting Celtic surnames as given names. Common variants include Macrae, MacRae, McRae, McCrae, McCray, MacCray, and Macray; short forms Mac, Ray/Rae occur. Pronounced MACK-ray, it carries connotations of favor, blessing, and luck while retaining a brisk, modern surname style.
Maccray doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.
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