Given name & surname

Monahan

“a monk; a religious man”

Monahan is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “a monk; a religious man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “a monk; a religious man.”

Where it comes from

Monahan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Manacháin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Monahan’s family of names

Monahan has a related form in Monahen. Monahan has a related form in Monahin. Monahan has a related form in Monahon.

Walk Monahan’s family in the name graph

MonahanMonohanMonohynMonohinMonohunMonohonMonohenMonahynMonahinMonahunMonahonMonahen

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 11

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Show 3 moreShow fewer

Similar names

If you love Monahan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Macnachtan

“the son of the chaste or pure one”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Maclagan

Maclagan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

—

Gaelic

Macartan

“the son of Artan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Maclachlan

“the son of Lachlan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macauslan

“the son of Absalon”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macegan

“the son of Egan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macmillan

“the son of the bald one”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Gaelic

Macgowan

“the son of a blacksmith”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Monahan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Monahan

A sister for Monahan