Meehan

Mee·han
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UK/ˈmiː.hæn/UK/ˈmiː.jən/US/ˈmi.hæn/US/ˈmi.jən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.

OriginIrish Ó Miadhacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMeehan (countable and uncountable, plural Meehans)

plural Meehans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.
  2. countableuncountableA townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Miadhacháin“descendant of Miadachán”
  2. EnglishMeehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).

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APA

Meehan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meehan

MLA

“Meehan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meehan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meehan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meehan.

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