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McDonal Chile The signs for McDonald's have been altered in a way that the full name 'McDonald's' is visible during the day, but at night, it appears as 'McDonal'. [1]
Donken, Gyllene Måsen Sweden Using the first syllable as a basis for a nickname would be confusing in Swedish, as "mack" means gas/petrol station. Gyllene Måsen (Golden Gull) because the M looks like a drawing of a bird flying. [2][3]
Golden Arches United States
Further information: Golden Arches
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Macca's Australia
New Zealand The nickname is common in these countries and is officially used in advertisements. In 2013, "Macca's" began being used on some store signs in Australia. [3][4][5][6][7]
Mäckes, Mecces, Mekkes, Mcces, Mäckies, McDoof,
Goldene Schwalbe, Zur goldenen Möwe (uncommon)
Germany Goldene Schwalbe (golden swallow) and Goldene Möwe (golden seagull), similar to Golden Arches in the US or Denmark.
Mäckes, Mecces, Mekkes, Mcces and Mäckies are regional variations of the same name (see source). See Danish nickname
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Den Gyldne Måge, Maccen Denmark meaning Golden Seagull, compare german entry. [9]
Mickey D's United States, Canada [3][7]
Mak Kee
Mak-Gei
M-Gei Hong Kong Common practice in Hong Kong is to nickname foreign companies by taking the first syllable of the company and combining with the Cantonese word for store (gei).[10] [4][11][12]
Mäkk Estonia Most people refer to McDonald's as Mäkk in informal talk.
Mäkkäri, Mäkki Finland [11]
Makudo, Makku Japan Makudo was selected by Kansai and some Shikoku locals as the official nickname.[13] Makku was selected by the rest of Japan as the official nickname.[4] [3][13][4]
McDo France
Belgium
Philippines
Canada (Quebec) [3][4]
McD's United Kingdom (Scotland) [3][4]
MacDonald, Don’s Canada The nickname is also used in areas close to the Canada–United States border. [4]
McDona's Mexico [3][4]
Mec Italy, Romania [4][14]
Mekáč Czech Republic
Slovakia The nickname is officially used in advertisements. [3][15][16]
Meki Hungary The nickname is officially used in advertisements. [17][18]
Mekdi Malaysia
Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia The nickname has been used in advertisements. [19][20]
Mequi Brazil McDonalds uses the Mequi branding alongside McDonalds. [3][21]
Mäc / McDo Switzerland German-speaking Swiss call it Mäc and French-speaking Swiss call it McDo [14][22][23]
Макдак (McDuck) Russia The slang nickname is similar to the family name of Clan McDuck. It was proposed as the new name for McDonalds after the chain decided to abandon its operations in Russia. [23]
Maccern, Mækker'n Norway Common nickname with multiple spellings. Maccern has been used in promotional material since at least late 2023 or early 2024. [3][24]
Maķītis Latvia [25]
Rotten Ronnie’s, McDicks Canada Popular across Canada [26]
Maccers Ireland [3]
Maccies, Maccy D’s United Kingdom, Ireland [3]
Mek Slovenia [3]
McD India [3]
MacRata Peru [3]