Mahé

See also: mähe

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Mahé, from Malayalam മയ്യഴി (mayyaḻi), the name given to the local river and region.

Proper noun

Mahé

1. A small town in Mahé district, in the union territory of Puducherry, India.
2. A former French enclave comprising the town of Mahé and a few neigbouring towns, in the colonial part of French India.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Mahé, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a French governor of Isle de France (modern Mauritius).

Proper noun

Mahé

1. The largest island of the Seychelles.

Anagrams

• HEMA, Hema, ah me, ahem, haem, haem-, hame, heam, hæm-

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.e/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malayalam മയ്യഴി (mayyaḻi), the name given to the local river and region.

Alternative forms

• Mahi, Maïhi

Proper noun

Mahé ?

1. Mahé (a small town in Mahé district, in the union territory of Puducherry, India)
2. Mahé (former French enclave comprising the town of Mahé and a few neigbouring towns, in the colonial part of French India)

Descendants

• → English: Mahé

Etymology 2

Named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, a French governor of Isle de France (modern Mauritius).

Proper noun

Mahé ?

1. Mahé (the largest island of the Seychelles)