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Cavan
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cavan caván
English
+ (name)
Etymology 1
en :bor ga:Cabhán<alt:an Cabhán> + 1
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæ.vən/ GA,RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aika77-Cavan.wav GA
Proper noun
en Q187402en county c/Ireland.
en Q215361en county town co/Cavan c/Ireland Irish grid ref H 4104.
en locality in the carea/Yass Valley south eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en northern suburb city/Adelaide in the city:Pref/Salisbury s/South Australia.
en commune in dept/Côtes-d'Armor r/Brittany c/France.
Translations
county in the Republic of Ireland
Galician: gl Cavan
German: de Cavan
Irish: ga Cabhán m An Cabhán, ga Contae an Chabháin m
Macedonian: mk Каван m
Russian: ru Ка́ван m
county town of County Cavan
Galician: gl Cavan
German: de Cavan
Irish: ga Cabhán m An Cabhán
Macedonian: mk Каван m
Russian: ru Ка́ван m
Etymology 2
Various origins:
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Caomháin descendant of Caomhán, a diminutive form of the personal name ga Caomh.
Borrowed from en ceb Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin.
Proper noun
s
en.
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.
Further reading
en surnames from Irish surnames from Cebuano