Given name & surname
Mahon
“resembling a bear”
Mahon is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “resembling a bear.”
Where it comes from
Mahon is a form of Mahoney. Mahoney comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish use, Mahon is used as a form of Gaelic.
Mahon’s family of names
Mahon has a related form in Mahone. Mahon has a related form in Mahonea. Mahon has a related form in Mahonee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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