Mecum

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Example

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"He always carries a Latin vade mecum in his backpack."

Etymology

Unexplained. Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thom (“son of Tom”).

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