Etymograph

English

Honan

Honan comes from Mandarin 河南.

  1. Mandarinmodern河南Hénánliterally ‘􂀿land􂁀 south of the river’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1671Honan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern河南Hénánliterally ‘􂀿land􂁀 south of the river’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1671Honan

Earliest quotation: 1671, Arnoldus Montanus, Atlas Chinensis: “THe fifth Province of Honan, hath receiv'd its Name…”

Every English word from Mandarin 河南

Another origin of Honan

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hEoghanáin‘descendant of Eoghanán’
  2. EnglishtodayHonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEoghanáin (‘descendant of Eoghanán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Eoghan.

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 河南 / Honan

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