McMahon

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McMahon

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

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

proper noun McMahons · MacMahon · McMahan · McMeans

countable, uncountable A surname from Irish.
countable, uncountable A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, Saskatchewan, Canada.
countable, uncountable An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Closest in meaning: macmahon, gifford, hussein, husain, mcmahan, mchan, mcnamee, mccahill, mchone, mcmains, mahoney, mcmullan, mcmullen, mahan, mcmenamy, mcshane

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"McMahon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcmahon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

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

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@misc{mcmahon_2026,
  title = {McMahon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcmahon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}