Etymology

cavan

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Today it means: A unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels. Full definition →

Spanish caván ← Tagalog kaban
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cavan · noun1

  1. Tagalog · derived fromkaban
  2. Spanish · derived fromcaván
  3. English todaycavan

From Spanish caván, from Tagalog kaban as "Manila cavan", via Cebuano as the "provincial cavan".

Cavan · proper noun2

  1. Irish · borrowed fromCabhán
  2. Irish · borrowed fromCabhán
  3. English todayCavan

Borrowed from Irish an Cabhán.

Cavan · proper noun3

  1. Cebuano · borrowed fromCavan
  2. Irish · derived fromÓ Caomháin“descendant of Caomhán”
  3. English todayCavan

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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