Honan

Honan · proper noun¹

1. Mandarin · borrowed from河南
2. English todayHonan

From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 河南 (Hénán, literally “[land] south of the river”).

Honan · proper noun²

1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ hEoghanáin“descendant of Eoghanán”
2. English todayHonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEoghanáin (“descendant of Eoghanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Eoghan.

Words from the same roots