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Meehan

Syllables: Mee·hanUK/ˈmiː.hæn/US/ˈmi.hæn/

Meehan proper noun: a surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.

Proper noun

Meehan (countable and uncountable, plural Meehans)

  1. A surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.
  2. A townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.
  3. An unincorporated community in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of Meehan

pluralMeehans

Origin of Meehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).

Questions about Meehan

What does Meehan mean?
Meehan means a surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.
What part of speech is Meehan?
Meehan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Meehan?
Meehan is pronounced /ˈmiː.hæn/ (UK).

Words near Meehan in the dictionary

  1. meeds
  2. meedy
  3. meef
  4. Meegan
  5. Meegans
  6. Meehan
  7. Meehans
  8. meehoon
  9. meeja
  10. meek
  11. Meekatharra

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