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McMahon or MacMahon (/ m ə k ˈ m æ n / mək-MAN or / m ə k ˈ m ɑː n / mək-MAHN; older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna; meaning "son of the bear") [1] is an Irish surname.
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Vaughan and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon. [1] Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to Fychan (Welsh:) an identifier
McMahon, also spelt MacMahon (older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna), were different Middle Age era Irish clans. Their name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna meaning 'son of the bear '. [ 1 ]
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Vince McMahon in the Netflix docuseries "Mr. McMahon." If there's only one thing to take from what is said during the "Mr. McMahon" documentary , take it from none other than the WWE founder himself.
The surname Monaghan is an anglicization of the Irish surname O'Manacháin / oʊ ˈ m ɒ n ə h æ n /. The Irish translation for this name is descendant of Manacháin, which ultimately translates to "Monk". Other variations include Monahan and Monachan.