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Macon¹

  • /ˈmakɒ̃/ UK
  • /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/ UK
  • /mɑˈkɔn/ US

Where it comes from

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

proper noun Mâcon

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.

noun Macons · Mâcon

  1. countable, uncountable A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

    Similar: Maconnais, Mascon

Macon²

  • /ˈmeɪkən/ US

Where it comes from

Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County. Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.
  3. A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.

macon³

  • /ˈmækɒn/ UK
  • /ˈmækɑn/ US

Where it comes from

Named after French Mâcon, due to the West German team's highly successful performance at the 1959 European Rowing Championships which took place there; attributed in part to their use of macon blades.

noun macons

  1. A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.

macon⁴

  • /ˈmeɪ.kən/

Where it comes from

Blend of mutton + bacon.

noun

  1. uncountable Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: maconnais, bibb, randolph, mâcon, mascon, malbec, meritage, muscadine, malvoisie, malvesey, malmsey, malvesie, maconochie, muscadet, medoc, malvasia

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Chicago

"macon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/macon.

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@misc{macon_2026,
  title = {macon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}