Cavan
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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cavan
- A county of Ireland.
- The county town of County Cavan, Ireland.
- A rural community in Yass Valley council area, 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.
Translations
county in the Republic of Ireland
county town of County Cavan
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)
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306.