Maccrea as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maccrea

What is the meaning of the name Maccrea ?

The baby name Maccrea is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MACK-ree (phonetic: /mækˈriː/; commonly heard as mə-KREE).

Maccrea is Irish (Gaelic), Scottish in Origin.

Maccrea is a modern respelling of the Scottish and Irish surname MacRae/McCrae, from the Gaelic Mac Rath, meaning “son of grace” or “son of good fortune/prosperity.” Some Ulster lines may reflect Mac Riabhach, “son of the brindled/dark-haired one,” though the Mac Rath derivation is generally regarded as primary. As a given name, it fits the Scottish clan-name tradition and the broader Anglophone trend of adopting surnames as first names.

Variants include MacRae, Macrae, McRae, McCrae, MacCrea, McCrea, and Macrea; common nicknames are Mac, Mack, and Rae. Use as a first name has grown since the late 20th century, chosen for its crisp Highland sound and its subtly virtue-tinged meaning. The prevailing sense is “son of grace” or “fortunate one,” while the Riabhach-based reading yields a descriptive “son of the dark-haired/gray one.” Typically masculine, Maccrea also sees occasional unisex use in contemporary naming.

⚙ Maccrea is extremely rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.