Macon
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English
Etymology 1
An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmakɒ̃/, /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɑˈkɔn/
Proper noun
Macon
Noun
Macon (countable and uncountable, plural Macons)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪkən/
Proper noun
Macon
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County.
- A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.
Derived terms
References
- “Mâcon, n¹.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
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