Mcmahon

//məkˈmæhən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Middle Irish mac (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”).

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