Cavan

See also: cavan and caván

English

Etymology 1

From Irish an Cabhán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkævn̩/

Proper noun

Cavan

  2. A county of Ireland.
  4. The county town of County Cavan, Ireland.
  5. A rural community in Yass Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
  7. A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
Translations

Etymology 2

Various origins:

  • Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), a diminutive form of the personal name Caomh.
  • Borrowed from Cebuano Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin.

Proper noun

Cavan (plural Cavans)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cavan is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Cavan is most common among White (58.57%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.62%) individuals.

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