Type Word
Usage Old Irish
Meaning & History
Old Irish word meaning "bear (animal)" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesmatus(Old Celtic)
Given Name DescendantsMahon, Mathúin(Irish) Mathghamhain(Medieval Irish) Mathgamain(Old Irish)
Surname DescendantsMacMathan, Mac Mathghamhna, Mahoney, McMahon, Ó Mathghamhna(Irish)
Sources & References
- Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 259.
