"Meehan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmiː.hæn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmiː.jən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmi.hæn/ [General-American], /ˈmi.jən/ [General-American] Forms: Meehans [plural]
Rhymes: -iːhæn, -iːjən Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Miadhacháin||descendant of Miadachán}} Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Meehan (countable and uncountable, plural Meehans)
  1. A surname from Irish; variant form Meegan. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Meehan-en-name-dpPtoGPG 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
  3. An unincorporated community in 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
    Sense id: en-Meehan-en-name-X7U2mqq3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 23 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 21 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 20 58

Inflected forms

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      ],
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      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "Mee",
        "han"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Portage County#English"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.hæn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.jən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.hæn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.jən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːhæn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːjən"
    }
  ],
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    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "Rhymes:English/iːhæn",
    "Rhymes:English/iːhæn/2 syllables",
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    "Rhymes:English/iːjən/2 syllables"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "Meegan",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "en:Places in Ireland"
      ],
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      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA"
      ],
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        "An unincorporated community in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Plover",
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        ],
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          "Portage County",
          "Portage County#English"
        ],
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          "Wisconsin",
          "Wisconsin#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.hæn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.jən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.hæn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.jən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːhæn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːjən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Meehan"
}

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