Catch-all transliteration for English-language surnames and given names like Maddock, Madoc, Maddox, or sometimes Murdoch. Best-known bearer in cultural references is Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd, the legendary 12th-century Welsh prince said to have sailed to America 300 years before Columbus. Mapping: Ma-do-ck →
马(Mǎ)-
多(duō)-
克(kè), where
克 conventionally renders English '-k/-ck' endings.
