Monaghan is a variant of the Gaelic manacháin, meaning "little monk",[1], and may refer to the following:
Places
- County Monaghan, a county in Ulster province, in the Republic of Ireland.
- Monaghan, a town in County Monaghan.
- Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency), a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland spanning the whole of County Monaghan.
People
- Craig Monaghan (b. 1957), former chief financial officer of the Sears Holdings Corporation.
- Dominic Monaghan (b. 1976), an English actor, perhaps best known for his role as Merry in the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy of 2001-2003.
- Katherine Monaghan (b. 1980), a British actress.
- John R. Monaghan (1873 - 1899), an officer in the United States Navy.
- Liz Monaghan, a Scottish news reporter.
- Michael Monaghan (b. 1980), an Australian rugby player.
- Michelle Monaghan (b. 1976), an American actress.
- Nicola Monaghan, an English novelist, author of The Killing Jar.
- Patricia Monaghan (b. 1946), an American poet and author.
- Thomas Monaghan (1833 -1895), a Welsh trumpeter who received the Victoria Cross for actions during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Other
- Monaghan United F.C., an Irish football (soccer) league.
- USS Monaghan, the name of two ships in the US Navy named after John R. Monaghan.
- USS Monaghan (DD-32), a Paulding-class destroyer, which served in WWI.
- USS Monaghan (DD-354), the last Farragut class destroyer built, which served in WWII at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ behindthename.com, accessed 29 June 2007