"Canavan" meaning in English

See Canavan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Canavans [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Ceanndubháin||descendant of Ceanndubhán}} Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Canavan (plural Canavans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Wikipedia link: Canavan Derived forms: Canavan disease, Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease

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