Caban

Caban (plural Cabans)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caban is the 5791^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5974 individuals. Caban is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.12%) and White (13.42%) individuals.

• Nacba

Borrowed from French caban, from Sicilian gabbanu, Italian gabbano, from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ), from Middle Persian kpʾh (kabāh, “garment, cloak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to cut”).

• IPA^(key): [kaˈbɑ̃ː]

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Caban m (strong, genitive Cabans, plural Cabans)

1. pea coat

• “Caban” in Duden online

From czaban ("shepherd", "large ox", "large ram") or caban ("merchant", "peddler").

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sa.ban/
• Rhymes: -aban
• Syllabification: Ca‧ban

Caban m pers

1. a male surname

Caban f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡saban]

Caban m pers (female equivalent Cabanová)

1. a male surname

• “Caban”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025