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An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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What is the implication in "Gerald ‘Mac’ MacLean"?

"Matthew Dimmock and Gerald ‘Mac’ MacLean gave me the benefit of their unrivalled expertise in the field..." (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World, Acknowledgemen …
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