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Mac Cába
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Irish
Etymology
ga. Appears to mean son of Cába, but Cába is not an Irish given name. It could be from ga cába cape, hood used as a nicknameWoulfe Patrick Irish Names and Surnames 1993 Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 324 978-0-8063-0381-9 or an alteration of ga Mac Aba son of the abbot.Harrison Henry Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary 1996 Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company M2 978-0-8063-0171-6 Reprint
Proper noun
m Mhic Cába Mac Cába
ga m Nic Cába patronymics
Descendants
en Cabe MacCabe McCabe 1
Mutation
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