Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Ruimein
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Ruimein“son of Ruimen”
  2. English todayMcCrimmon

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Ruimein (“son of Ruimen”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hróðmundr, which is composed of the elements hróð (“fame”) and mundr (“protection”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.