So I was just wondering what do you guys think of the name [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m]? The name [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] is Scottish and it’s meaning is “[name_m]Son[/name_m] Of Righteousness” and I really like the meaning of it I think it’s really nice. And the Scottish part is a bonus as my father’s side is Scottish and I am half Scottish and I am proud of my Scottish blood in me! And I thought the name [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] would fit well with my father’s Scottish side. So what do you think of the name [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m]?
And I would be pairing [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] with the middle name [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]! What do you think of that?
I just think of the actor. Have you explored your Scottish ancestry for names relevant to your family?
It’s forever linked to [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] Culkin for me. I do see its appeal. I wonder if this generation of babies/kids will even know who [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] Culkin or Home Alone even is… [name_m]Mac[/name_m] is an adorable nn. [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] flows fine…
Anyone over 30 will probably think of [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] Culkin, and his character’s name in Home Alone was [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]. So to me it feels like you were trying to make that connection, but that might not register with kids at all or a younger mom set.
But independent of the movie/actor connection, I think it’s a lovely name and I really love the nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]!
[name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] is a Scottish surname. It’s not very Scottish to be using it as a first name, that comes off more American to me. A kid named [name_m]Ewan[/name_m], [name_m]Hamish[/name_m] or [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] I might guess was probably Scottish, [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] doesn’t have the same vibe at all.
It’s not really my style - I like it slightly better than [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] as a first name, but I agree it’s very much linked for people over the age of 20 or so to the actor. I don’t suppose a lot of little kids these days have heard of him, though. [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] works well.
P.S. A small amount of research reveals that, as so often, the meaning given by Nameberry is a load of rubbish. They got the easy ‘son’ part right, but I can’t see that any respected sources mention righteousness at all. It is not actually clear what the name means - there seem to be many competing theories. But none of them include righteousness.
Why would Nameberry say a load of rubbish about what the meaning of [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] is?
I like it OK, but it’s our pediatrician’s last name. I like a lot of surnames as firsts… until i know someone with the last name, and then I have trouble seeing it as a first! [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] does sound a bit like [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] Culkin, but that shouldn’t necessarily be a deterrent. I say if you love it, use it! [name_m]Mac[/name_m] is a cute nn.
Any chance your other half is Irish? 
i love [name_m]Malachy[/name_m], which kinda has the l’s and c’s reversed. As for Scottish names, [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] sounds great too.
I typed a whole thing about how I like [name_m]Macaulay[/name_m] but I’d probably secretly find the combination laughable and maybe it would be better paired with a different mn, and then I glanced at your signature and realised that your pairing actor and character names is purposeful. I wouldn’t do that to a kid myself, but to each their own!
Goodness knows why. Perhaps they don’t check sources properly, perhaps they just make things up. They certainly do a lot of tweaking for the names that don’t have the most positive meanings. And they never, to my knowledge, state that a meaning is unknown or ambiguous, which is a giant red flag because we simply don’t know the certain history of all names. But whatever the reason, know that their database is wildly unreliable if you want to know about name etymology.