How to pronounce Mahan?

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Pronunciation of Mahan

Mahan is pronounced as

m uh - h ah n

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Mahan is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ m uh - h ah n ]

m uh - h ah n
me up   hat car no

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Pronunciation of Mahan

May-Han


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Pronunciation of Mahan in Indianapolis, IN

MAY'hun

Rhymes with "prayin'" with a barely audible "h" starting the second syllable.

OR

MAY'han rhymes with "Ray-Ban"


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Irish

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Where did you get your first listed pronunciation? This listing would be considered the most often heard MIS pronunciation of our name.

My first pronunciation is considered closer to the original Irish usage, My second pronunciation with the hard H and hard A is recognized as the "Americanized" pronunciation.

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Pronunciation of Mahan

Mahan is pronounced as

MAY-HA


Mahan is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ MAY-HA ]

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Pronunciation of Mahan in Indianapolis, IN

Mahan is pronounced as

M AI h uh n OR M AI h ae n

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
or sounds like the 'or' in 'for'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'


Mahan is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M AI h uh n OR M AI h ae n ]

M AI h uh n OR M AI h ae n
me pain hat up no for me pain hat at no

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Irish

Additional Information:

Where did you get your first listed pronunciation? This listing would be considered the most often heard MIS pronunciation of our name.

My first pronunciation is considered closer to the original Irish usage, My second pronunciation with the hard H and hard A is recognized as the "Americanized" pronunciation.

Thanks for your website.


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