"Cavan" meaning in English

See Cavan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkævn̩/
Etymology: From Irish an Cabhán. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Cabhán|an Cabhán}} Irish an Cabhán Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cavan
  1. A county of Ireland. Wikidata QID: Q187402 Categories (place): Counties of Ireland, Places in Ireland Translations (county in the Republic of Ireland): Cavan (German), An Cabhán [masculine] (Irish), Contae an Chabháin [masculine] (Irish), Каван (Kavan) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ка́ван (Kávan) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-en:Q187402 Categories (other): County Cavan, Ireland Disambiguation of 'county in the Republic of Ireland': 48 37 6 6 3
  2. The county town of County Cavan, Ireland. Wikidata QID: Q215361 Categories (place): Places in County Cavan, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Towns in County Cavan, Ireland, Towns in Ireland Translations (county town of County Cavan): Cavan (German), An Cabhán [masculine] (Irish), Каван (Kavan) [masculine] (Macedonian), Ка́ван (Kávan) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-en:Q215361 Disambiguation of 'county town of County Cavan': 12 86 1 2 0
  3. A rural community in Yass Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales, Australia
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-fR8Ickzb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 67 7 21 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 4 76 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 4 71 4 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 67 3 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 5 73 2 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 9 49 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 0 5 71 2 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 4 74 1 21
  4. A northern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Salisbury, South Australia. Categories (place): Places in Adelaide, Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Australia, Suburbs of Adelaide
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-O8Dt9AHN
  5. A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France. Categories (place): Places in Brittany, France, Places in Côtes-d'Armor, France, Places in France
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-I-bvjrQw Categories (other): Communes of Côtes-d'Armor, France
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Cavans [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Caomháin||descendant of Caomhán}} Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), {{bor|en|ceb|Cavan}} Cebuano Cavan Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Cavan (plural Cavans)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cavan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ga",
        "3": "Ó Caomháin",
        "4": "",
        "5": "descendant of Caomhán"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ceb",
        "3": "Cavan"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano Cavan",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Various origins:\n* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), a diminutive form of the personal name Caomh.\n* Borrowed from Cebuano Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cavans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Cavan (plural Cavans)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cavan",
    "Cavan (name)"
  ],
  "word": "Cavan"
}

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