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Sare
Beginner September 2002

How do you pronounce Mahon

Sare, 10 April, 2008 at 22:18 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 21
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Is it marn,mar-hon or may-hon?
I can't find a definite answer.

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Latest activity by Kit Phisto, 11 April, 2008 at 08:50
  • Ladelley
    Beginner August 2008
    Ladelley ·
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    Mahhn is how I pronounce it.

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  • LittleStar
    Beginner March 2009
    LittleStar ·
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    I'd say 'marn' as in Steve McMahon.

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  • jelly baby
    jelly baby ·
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    I used to work with an Irish guy with this name, he pronounced it Mahn.

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  • cariad
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    quote:Originally posted by la psycho
    ma-hone


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    WSS
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  • PhoebeBuffay
    Beginner December 2008
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    quote:Originally posted by la psycho
    ma-hone


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    This is how my friend pronounces his surname.

    ETA....Didn't see the e, he pronounces it ma-hon
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  • Sare
    Beginner September 2002
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    Looks like there's no majority view here either?

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  • AllyDrew
    Beginner May 2007
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    quote:Originally posted by Ladelley
    Mahhn is how I pronounce it.
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    I'd go for this option.
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  • Rache
    Beginner January 2004
    Rache ·
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    Mahhn (no "r")

    although I do know a Dr Mahon who pronounces it ma-HAWN

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  • Orly Bird
    Beginner April 2007
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    Ma-hn. (It's the best I can do using letters, rather than phonetics)

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    mariets ·
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    I went to school with Mahons and Mahoneys and they were pronounced Marn and Marney with a long A.

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    parsleypig ·
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    I have some McMahon relatives and they pronounce it Mc Marn (Southern Ireland)

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  • Flowery the Grouch
    Beginner December 2007
    Flowery the Grouch ·
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    I went to university with a guy who pronounced it ma-hon.

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  • Sare
    Beginner September 2002
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    Thanks for all the suggestions.
    I've known a McMahon too that was macmarn, but I wasn't sure if the Menorcan capital was the same.
    [random fact] Mahon (Menorca) is where mayonnaise originally came from.

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  • Mrs Jmc
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    I'm a McMahon and it's pronounced Marn, although I get called McMann,McMayhon. If it's the place in Minnorca,then it's pronounced Ma-hon.

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  • Secret Lemonade Drinker
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    Grosvenor

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  • Sare
    Beginner September 2002
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    quote:Originally posted by Secret Lemonade Drinker
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    CDWM??
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  • Secret Lemonade Drinker
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    quote:Originally posted by Sare
    quote:Originally posted by Secret Lemonade Drinker
    Grosvenor
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    CDWM??
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    But I am quite posh.
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    quote:Originally posted by la psycho
    ma-hone


    id="quote">Sorry, but that makes me think of the Irish saying póg mo thóin (pronounced 'pogue mahone') which means 'kiss my arse'. ?

    I've heard it pronounced both Mahn and Ma-hon (with the stress on the first syllable). I favour the latter myself but what do I know? ?
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  • hay
    Beginner July 2007
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    Marn is how I would pronounce the surname.

    Ma-hon is the place in Spain/the cheese.

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  • Kit Phisto
    Beginner May 2008
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    Hi, I work with a Mr Mahon and here he gets either 'Ma-hon' or 'Ma-hone'. I've never heard him correct anyone so not sure which is right, if indeed either is at all! I call him 'Ma-hone'.

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