Mahogany Forename

203,259th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Mahogany Forename User-submission:

The name of a tree native to the West Indies and Central America prized for its rich reddish-brown colour, soundness, uniformity, durability, and ability to take a high polish, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras).

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Mahogany Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,3101:276,7468,865
Dominican Republic-371:281,92610,232
Mexico
100%
301:4,138,14817,999
Philippines
 
81%
291:3,655,49969,130
Canada-171:1,949,02229,319
Venezuela
58%
 
71:4,314,55660,709
Panama
50%
 
71:558,08014,722
Brazil
 
67%
51:42,847,231319,361
South Africa
100%
51:10,906,530170,325
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

Mahogany (138) may also be a surname.

Mahogany Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name of a tree native to the West Indies and Central America prized for its rich reddish-brown colour, soundness, uniformity, durability, and ability to take a high polish, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As the name of the tree itself, by 1759. As an adjective from 1730; as a color name from 1737.

- Online Etymology Dictionary
- cgroenewald

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