Macca

Macca is a common nickname in some English speaking countries of Anglo-Saxon heritage (less commonly in Canada and the United States, where "Mac" is used) for somebody whose surname begins with the Gaelic prefix Mac or Mc (meaning "son of").

People frequently referred to as Macca include:

• Sir Paul McCartney, musician
• Chris McCormack (triathlete), professional triathlete, two time ironman world champion
• Amy Macdonald, singer
• Andrew McLeod, Australian rules footballer and two-time Norm Smith Medallist
• Steve McManaman, footballer sometimes also called 'El Macca'
• Stephen McPhail, footballer
• Gary McAllister, former footballer and manager
• Macbeth of Scotland, former Scottish king and Shakespearean tragic hero
• Gary McSheffery, footballer
• Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete
• Michael "Macca" MacKenzie, a fictional recurring character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Steve McMahon, former footballer
• Bruce McAvaney, Australian Sports Media Broadcaster
• Neil McKenzie, South African Cricketer
• Paul McNamee, Former Australian Tennis Player, now Sports Administrator
• Steve McNamara, British rugby league coach and former player
• Ian McNamara, Australian radio presenter, who hosts the ABC Local Radio program "Australia All Over"

Lady Macca may refer to:

• Heather Mills, Sir Paul McCartney's second wife, (see, for example, Private Eye, 25 May 2006; London Evening Standard, 8 August 2006 - "Lady Macca's battle royal"), who was also referred to as Mucca (Sunday Times, 13 August 2006 - "Macca v Mucca: the hidden agenda"; London Lite, 25 January 2007 - "Lady Mucca meets Princess Michael)
• Lady Macbeth, the wife of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play

Other uses:

• Macca Oromo, a clan-based subgroup of the Oromo people
• McDonald's, nicknamed "Macca's" in Australia and New Zealand
• McLaren, a Formula One Grand Prix team based in Woking, England
• Maca, a Peruvian plant, used as food and for medicinal purposes
• Macquarie Island, Australia
• The Shin Megami Tensei video game series, in which Macca is the name of a form of currency