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Moynihan

Moynihan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Moynihan (plural Moynihans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Moynihan

pluralMoynihans
alternative formMinahan
alternative formMinihane
alternative formMooneyhan
alternative formMoynahan
alternative formMoynan

Origin of Moynihan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muimhneacháin (“descendant of Muimhneachán”), a diminutive of Muimhneach (“Munsterman”).

Questions about Moynihan

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

Words near Moynihan in the dictionary

  1. Moynahan
  2. Moynahan syndrome
  3. Moynahans
  4. Moynan
  5. Moyne
  6. Moynihan
  7. Moynihans
  8. moyo
  9. Moyock
  10. Moyola
  11. moyos

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