Oui, but over the years it's been treated like a separate letter. Filing systems even come with a separate "Mc" tab (or they used to) - and I have just wondered when that started.
Lisa
Lisa May
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Can't say when it started but I can when it ended: with the advent of the computer. Computers don't put up with such linguistic idiosyncrasies, so "Mc" is right there between "Mb" and "Md," where it belongs! ;-)
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> The answer is: "Mc" is not separate. According to the venerable ALA
> Filing Rules, "Mc" and "Mac" are to be interfiled, whether they are
> part of a proper name or not. Thus:
>
> MacAdam, Frederick
> McAdam, George
> Macbeth
> McDonald, Abigail
> MacDonald, Ronald
> Mace
> Machias
> Mack Trucks, Inc.
> McMaster, Lawrence
> MacMaster, Xavier
> McMaster University
>
> Ça ira!
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