Mahoney

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Mahoney

/ˈmɑ.ni/
/ˈmɑ.hə.ni/
/məˈhoʊ.ni/

Where it comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mathghamhna (“descendant of Mathghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements math (“bear”) and gamhain (“calf”).

proper noun Mahoneys · Mahon · Mahony · Mohon

A surname from Irish.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sir, eric, mahony, mooneyhan, mooney, moroney, maloney, mchone, mcmahan, moynahan, mcmahon, monahan, mahaffey, mcconahy, moynihan, mcnamee

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"Mahoney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mahoney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mahoney. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mahoney

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{mahoney_2026,
  title = {Mahoney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahoney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}