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I what taught that my last name which starts the Mc that the c should be above the symbol =, does anyone know what this means?

I can not really type it out on a key board but if you write it out with a pencil you can see the M "lower case c with = under it".

Kit Z. Fox
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  • Check out the answers of this similar question – KillingTime Jul 06 '23 at 20:47
  • This isn't standard, although there are various ways of writing Mc, including with a single line under the C - see Wikipedia. Otherwise, speak to your relatives about how they prefer to write it. – Stuart F Jul 06 '23 at 20:51
  • It's a stylistic choice. If it's your own name, you are entitled to write it however you wish. Nonwithstanding any vanity aspect that a reader may ascribe to it. I know of someone who insists that his first name is "aLan". – Weather Vane Jul 06 '23 at 21:14
  • The way "Mc" is formatted depends a lot on the available typesetting tools. What can be achieved with an impact typewriter is quite limited, while an ink-jet or laser printer can do much more. And keep in mind that the available mechanisms for typesetting have grown greatly with modern computer-driven tools. 30-40 years ago there were not many typesetting mechanisms, so one was often limited to a choice between 3-4 schemes, but now a typesetting font might have a half-dozen ways to lay out "Mc". – Hot Licks Jul 07 '23 at 00:09
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    See Moving the lower case ‘c’ up flush with the ‘M’ in the last name MᶜNeil?; the most highly upvoted answer to that question comprises an answer to this one. – jsw29 Jul 07 '23 at 16:00
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    The title doesn't match the question body. The title says "etymology" but the body is asking about orthography. – shoover Jul 07 '23 at 16:06
  • Also, what do you mean by "what this means"? Whether two lines has a special significance over just one line or none at all? Whether "Mc" means anything? [Although presumably you know that]. Please be precise and explicit in your question: that makes it easier to answer, and it may mean that the community can identify a similar question which contains to the answer to what you actually want to know. – Andrew Leach Jul 07 '23 at 16:12

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