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Mayo.

A county of Ireland.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmeɪəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪoʊ/Canada, General-American/ˈmæɪəʉ/Australia/ˈmæɪɐʉ/New-Zealand
  1. A county of Ireland.

  2. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.

  3. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.

  4. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

  5. A village in Yukon, Canada.

  6. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.

  7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.

  8. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

  9. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Where this word comes from

The name of the village and county in Ireland is from Irish Maigh Eo (“plain of yew trees”).

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.

noun
  1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

Where this word comes from

From Mayo [Term?] (“people of the riverbank”), in reference to the Mayo River.

name
  1. A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.

Where this word comes from

From Mayo [Term?] (“people of the riverbank”), in reference to the Mayo River.

name
  1. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.

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