McMahon

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Ireland/məkˈmæhən/US/məkˈmeɪən/US/məkˈmæn/UK/məkˈmɑːn/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Mathúna ← Middle Irish mac →
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Meanings

proper nounMcMahon (countable and uncountable, plural McMahons)

plural McMahons · alternative MacMahon · alternative McMahan · alternative McMeans

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

Origin

  1. Middle Irishmac“son”
  2. IrishMac Mathúna
  3. EnglishMcMahon

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with McMahon

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Cite this entry
APA

McMahon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMahon

MLA

“McMahon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMahon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McMahon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMahon.

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