Monaghan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Muineachán. The surname derives from an anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌnəhən/, /ˈmɒnəhən/

Proper noun

Monaghan (countable and uncountable, plural Monaghans)

1. A placename
   1. A county of Ireland.
      • 1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600, Browne and Nolan, page 282:

        The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled.

   2. A town in County Monaghan, Ireland.
2. An Irish surname.

Derived terms

• Otonabee-South Monaghan

Translations

county

Irish: Muineachán m, Contae Mhuineacháin m Macedonian: Монахан m (Monahan) Russian: Мо́нахан m (Mónaxan)

town

Irish: Muineachán m Macedonian: Монахан m (Monahan) Russian: Мо́нахан m (Mónaxan)

See also

• Monahan

Further reading

• Monaghan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• County Monaghan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia