"Meehan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈmiːhæ̝ːn] [US], [ˈmiɪn] [US] Forms: Meehans [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendants of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Miadhacháin||descendants of Miadachán}} Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendants of Miadachán”), {{m|ga|miadhach||honourable}} miadhach (“honourable”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Meehans}} Meehan (countable and uncountable, plural Meehans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Meehan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in County Westmeath, Ireland, Places in Ireland
    Sense id: en-Meehan-en-name-s510BHTe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 48 34
  3. An unincorporated community in the town of Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Meehan-en-name-DUjaFJim
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Meegan

Inflected forms

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