Macon

See also: macon, Mâcon, maçon, and Macoń

English

Etymology 1

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

Alternative forms

• Mâcon

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmakɒ̃/, /ˈmɑːkɒ̃/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑˈkɔn/

Proper noun

Macon

1. Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.

Noun

Macon (countable and uncountable, plural Macons)

1. A dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.

Synonyms

• Maconnais; Mascon (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪkən/

Proper noun

Macon

1. A surname.
2. A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Georgia, United States, with which it is now consolidated as Macon-Bibb County.
   • 2020 August 16, Alaa Elassar, “A small boutique survived the coronavirus pandemic by live streaming fashion shows on Facebook”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 March 2026:

     Virginia Sharp, owner of Daemarii’s Unique Boutique in Macon, Georgia, was one of them. But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.

   • 2024 June 23, Marnie Hunter, “How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 10 August 2024:

     Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation.

3. A city, the county seat of Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States.
4. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States.

Derived terms

• Macon County
• Maconite

References

• “Mâcon, n¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.

Anagrams

• Coman, ancom