Gaelic
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origin, derived from ''manachán'', a diminutive of ga, Manach la, Monachus, a monk. It may refer to:
Saints
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Mainchín Manchán, Mainchín, Manchéne and a variety of other spellings may refer to:
Places
* Manaccan, south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
People Saints
* Ireland
** Mainchín of Limerick (''fl''. late 6th century), son of Sétna, patron saint of ...
People
Entertainment
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Dan Monahan
Dan Monahan (born July 20, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his role as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1980s ''Porky's'' trilogy of teen films. He appeared in '' Only When I Laugh'' and ''Porky's'' in 1981.
Early and personal life
Mo ...
(born 1955), American actor
* Darren Monahan, American Chief Information Officer and Producer, Obsidian Entertainment
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David Monahan
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(born 1971), American actor
* Gordon Monahan (born 1956), Canadian musician and composer
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Matthew Monahan
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Meghan Monahan
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(born 2001), American artist
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Pat Monahan
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(born 1969), American lead singer and songwriter for Train
* Patrick Monahan (comedian) (born 1976), Irish-Iranian stand-up comedian
* Sarah Monahan (born 1977), Australian actress
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William Monahan
William J. Monahan (born November 3, 1960) is an American screenwriter and novelist. His second produced screenplay was ''The Departed'', a film that earned him a Writers Guild of America Award and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Wr ...
(born 1960), American screenwriter
Sports
* Garry Monahan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey center
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Hartland Monahan
Hartland Patrick Monahan (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Monahan played 334 games in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Monahan's father-in-law is the late Hall of Famer Bernie "Boom Boom" G ...
(born 1951), retired Canadian ice hockey player
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Leo Monahan (journalist)
Daniel Leo Monahan (December 13, 1926March 27, 2013) was an American sports journalist. He became a full-time journalist in 1950, and had a career which lasted 30 years combined with the ''Daily Record'', the ''Record American'', and the ''Heral ...
(1926–2013), American sports journalist
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Rinty Monahan
Edward Francis "Rinty" Monahan (April 28, 1928 – July 27, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball during August . In four career games pitche ...
(1928–2003), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Sean Monahan (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player
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Shane Monahan
Shane Hartland Monahan (born August 12, 1974 in Syosset, New York) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played his entire career for the Seattle Mariners (1998–99). He is a graduate of Joseph Wheeler High Schoo ...
(born 1974), former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter
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Shane Monahan (rugby union)
Shane Monahan (born 28 April 1987) is an Irish professional rugby union player.
Monahan previous played for Leinster as an academy player and for Connacht in Ireland. He then played for the English side Rotherham Titans in the RFU Championship, ...
, Irish professional rugby union player
Other
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Alfred Monahan
Alfred Edwin Monahan (1877–1945) was the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth from 1940 until his death in 1945.
(1877–1945), Anglican bishop of Monmouth
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Brian Monahan
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It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mea ...
, Attending physician of the United States Congress
*Haven Monahan, the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault in the now-retracted ''Rolling Stone'' article "
A Rape on Campus
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J. C. Monahan
Jennifer Catherine "J. C." Monahan is an American newscaster for NBC's Boston affiliate WBTS-CD, which she joined in June 2017.
Early life and education
A native of Newton, Massachusetts, she attended the University of Maine from which she gra ...
, American meteorologist and TV presenter
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James G. Monahan
James Gideon Monahan (January 12, 1855 – December 5, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served one as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1919 to 1921.
Born at Willow Springs, near Darlington, Wisconsin, Monahan attended ...
(1855–1923), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
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Jay Monahan
Joseph William "Jay" Monahan IV (born May 7, 1970) is the fourth and current commissioner of golf's PGA Tour. He ascended to this position in January 2017.
Early years
Monahan was born and raised in Belmont, Massachusetts, a suburb northwest o ...
(born 1970) The Commissioner of the PGA Tour
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Patrick J. Monahan Patrick J. Monahan (born 10 June 1954) is a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Before his elevation on May 2023, he was a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to becoming a judge he was the deputy attorney general ...
(born 1954), Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto,
See also
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Minogue
Minogue is a surname of Irish origin, which is an anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Muineog'', meaning "descendant of Muineog", which is a name derived from ''manach'' ("monk").''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Minogue Family History" Oxfor ...
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Monaghan (surname)
The surname Monaghan ( ) is a family name originating from the province of Connacht in Ireland. Mostly a last name.
Origins
The surname Monaghan is an anglicization of the Irish surname O'Manacháin . The Irish translation for this name is '' ...