Canavan

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ceanndubháin →
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Meanings

proper nounCanavan (plural Canavans)

plural Canavans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ceanndubháin“descendant of Ceanndubhán”
  2. EnglishCanavan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”), dubh (“black”) and the diminutive suffix -án.

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APA

Canavan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canavan

MLA

“Canavan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canavan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canavan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canavan.

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