# Monahan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,281

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
An anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin, commonly anglicized as Monaghan.

## Easily confused with
- **Moynihan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monahan-vs-moynihan)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mohan-vs-monahan)
- **Mahan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahan-vs-monahan)
- **Monaghan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monaghan-vs-monahan)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmonahan`, `mnoahan`, `moanhan`, `monaahn`, `monahann`, `monahhan`, `monahna`, `monhaan`, `monnahan`, `omnahan`

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