Monaghan

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/ˈmʌnəhən//ˈmɒnəhən/

proper noun

A county of Ireland.

OriginIrish Muineachán →
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Meanings

proper nounMonaghan (countable and uncountable, plural Monaghans)

plural Monaghans

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA county of Ireland.

      The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled.

      1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600, Browne and Nolan, page 282
    2. countableuncountableA town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 6733).
    3. countableuncountableA township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  2. countableuncountableAn Irish surname.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Manacháin
  2. IrishMuineachán
  3. EnglishMonaghan

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

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Translations

Irish Muineachán, Muineachán
  • Muineachántown
  • Muineacháncounty
  • Contae Mhuineacháincounty
Russian Мо́нахан, Мо́нахан
  • Мо́нахан (Mónaxan)town
  • Мо́нахан (Mónaxan)county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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