Släkthistoria för Mahon
Mahon Vad efternamn betyder
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna ‘son of Mathghamhain’ (see McMahon). Compare Mahoney which has a similar etymology. There has been some confusion with Mohan and Mahan. Irish: from Ó Macháin a variant of Ó Mocháin. See Mohan. French: habitational name from Mahon in Gironde. French: from the Old French female personal name Mahon a derivative of Mahaut a vernacular form of Mathilde from the ancient Germanic personal name Mahthild composed of the elements maht ‘might’ and hild ‘battle’.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
