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Maze

The English word “Maze” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A former prison in Northern Ireland; in full, HM Prison Maze.
  2. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, the site of the former prison (Irish grid ref J 2261).
  3. An unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Mays. * As an English and Irish surname, variant of Maye, from Irish Ó Miadhaigh (“descendant of Miadhach”), see miadh (“esteem, respect”). Compare May. * As a Breton surname Mazé, shortened from Mazéo, Breton form of Matthew. * As a French surname Mazé, from a place in Maine-et-Loire, from Latin Masiacum (“estate of Masius”). * Also as a French surname,…

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