Mac Ospaic Mac Ospaic Mac Ospaic is masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of "Ospac"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. There are specific forms of the surname that are borne by married and unmarried females. There is at least one Anglicised form of the surname. "Mac Ospaic" translates into English as "son of "Ospac"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name "Ospac" is a Gaelic derivative of
Mac Amhalghaidh "Nic Amhalghaidh". This feminine surname is actually a contracted form of "iníon Mhic Amhalghaidh", which translates into English as "daughter of "Mac Amhalghaidh"". The form of the surname for married females is "Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh", which translates into English as "wife of "Mac Amhalghaidh""; this feminine surname can also be represented in the contracted form "Mhic Amhalghaidh". A cognate of the Irish "Mac Amhalghaidh" is the Scottish Gaelic "MacAmhalghaidh". The feminine form of this Scottish Gaelic surname is "NicAmhalghaidh". This feminine name is composed of the prefix "Nic-", which is an abbreviated form of the Scottish Gaelic "nighean mhic" or