English Explanatory Dictionary

McMahon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/məkˈmæhən/ /məkˈmeɪən/ /məkˈmæn/ /məkˈmɑːn/

Word forms

McMahon McMahons MacMahon McMahan McMeans

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Middle Irish mac (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”).

Derived words

McMahons Reef
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