# Mahan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,254

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).

## Easily confused with
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-man)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mean)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-main)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mama)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-maya)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mann)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mara)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-moan)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mana)
- **Maia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-maia)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mala)
- **mahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mahi)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-masa)
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-mason)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-milan)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-megan)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-moran)
- **Malay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-malay)
- **Maher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-maher)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amhan`, `maahn`, `mahann`, `mahhan`, `mahna`, `mhaan`, `mmahan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mahan