Given name & surname

Monaghan

Monaghan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Monaghan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Muineachán, from Irish Ó Manacháin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish

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