Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Maccabe as a surname developed from Mac Cába.
Maccabe’s family of names
In English usage, Maccabe as a surname developed from the Irish form Mac Cába. In English usage, Maccabe as a surname has a related form in Cabe. In English usage, Maccabe as a surname has a related form in MCCABE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Maccabe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mcabee
“son of life”
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Mahaffee
“son of Dhuibhshíth”
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Abee
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Madole
Madole is a surname from Irish.
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Mahaffie
“son of Dhuibhshíth”
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Mallonee
“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”
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Mangan
“descendant of Mongán”
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Mahar
“descendant of Meachar”
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