Maccus is a personal name which is first attested and possibly coined in the tenth century, the name Maccus, later also written as Mac(c)hus, was especially common in the Border country: *

Maccus mac Arailt Maccus mac Arailt (fl. 971–974), or Maccus Haraldsson, was a tenth-century King of the Isles. Although his parentage is uncertain, surviving evidence suggests that he was the son of Harald Sigtryggson, also known as Aralt mac Sitriuc, the Hib ...

(fl. 971–974), also Maccus Haraldsson. *Maccus son of Anlaf, named as

Eric Bloodaxe Eric Haraldsson ( non, Eiríkr Haraldsson , no, Eirik Haraldsson; died 954), nicknamed Bloodaxe ( non, blóðøx , no, Blodøks) and Brother-Slayer ( la, fratrum interfector), was a 10th-century Norwegian king. He ruled as King of Norway from ...

's murderer. *A minor thane who fought at the

Battle of Maldon The Battle of Maldon took place on 11 August 991 AD near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the English against a Viking invasion. The battl ...

and is mentioned in the poem of the same name. *Element in place-names of the Scottish borders, e.g.

Longformacus Longformacus ( gd, Longphort Mhacais) is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is around north-west of Duns, in the Lammermuir Hills. The Dye Water runs through the village, flowing east towards its conf ...

(Scottish Gaelic ''Longphort Maccus''), Maxton (English ''Maccuses tun'') and Maxwell(town) (''Maccuses wylle''). For a discussion of the origin and development of the name, see David E. Thornton, "Hey Mac! The name ''Maccus'', tenth to fifteenth centuries." ''Nomina'' 20 (1997-9): 67-94, with appendix by O.J. Padel on ''Talkarn Mackus'', 95-8.

Fictional character

*A hammer-headed member of the Flying Dutchman crew in the film series '' Pirates of the Caribbean'', played b
Dermot Keaney
(IMDB). *Maccus or Macchus: **a stock character in Atellan Farce **a related, long-nosed figure in puppetry, similar to the stock character

Pulcinella Pulcinella (; nap, Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept t ...

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