Cavan.
A county of Ireland.
Meaning & usage
A county of Ireland.
The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104).
A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Irish an Cabhán.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
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.
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