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Irish
Etymology
Uncertain. Appears to mean “son of Cába”, but Cába is not an Irish given name. It could be from cába (“cape, hood”) used as a nickname[1] or an alteration of Mac Aba (literally “son of the abbot”).[2]
Proper noun
Mac Cába m (genitive Mhic Cába)
- a male surname, feminine equivalent Nic Cába
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1993) Irish Names and Surnames, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 324
- ^ Harrison, Henry (1996) Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, →ISBN, page M2