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Mahan

Mahan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Mahan (plural Mahans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.

Forms of Mahan

pluralMahans
alternative formMaughan
alternative formMayhan

Origin of Mahan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).

Words formed from Mahan

Questions about Mahan

What does Mahan mean?
Mahan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Mahan?
Mahan is a proper noun.

Words near Mahan in the dictionary

  1. Mahammad
  2. Mahammat
  3. Mahammed
  4. Mahammet
  5. Mahammid
  6. Mahan
  7. mahana
  8. Mahanadi
  9. Mahanagar
  10. mahanas
  11. Mahaney

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