# McMahon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məkˈmæhən/ · frequency rank #18,622

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Coulee, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Middle Irish mac (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”).

## Easily confused with
- **Mahon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahon-vs-mcmahon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cmmahon`, `mcamhon`, `mccmahon`, `mcmahhon`, `mcmahno`, `mcmahonn`, `mcmaohn`, `mcmhaon`, `mcmmahon`, `mmcahon`, `mmcmahon`

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