# Meehan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmiː.hæn/ · frequency rank #39,910

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.
2. A townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.
3. An unincorporated community in Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).

## Easily confused with
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meehan-vs-megan)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meehan-vs-mohan)
- **Meena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meehan-vs-meena)
- **Meghan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meehan-vs-meghan)
- **methane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meehan-vs-methane)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mean-vs-meehan)
- **mecha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-meehan)
- **Mahan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-meehan)
- **median** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/median-vs-meehan)
- **McEwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcewan-vs-meehan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emehan`, `meeahn`, `meehann`, `meehhan`, `meehna`, `mehan`, `mehean`, `mmeehan`

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