English Explanatory Dictionary

Monaghan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A county of Ireland.
  3. A town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 6733).
  4. A township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. An Irish surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌnəhən/ /ˈmɒnəhən/

Word forms

Monaghan Monaghans

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Muineachán. The surname derives from an anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin.

Related words

Monahan

Derived words

Otonabee-South Monaghan

Translations

Irish: Muineachán Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin Macedonian: Монахан Russian: Мо́нахан
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