"Govan" meaning in English

See Govan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Govans [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Traditionally said to derive from Old Irish gobán, equivalent to gop (“beak”) + -an. Clancy (1997) and Forsyth (2002) preferred a Cumbric formation, equivalent to Welsh go- (“under”) + fan, the soft mutation of ban (“peak”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|sga|gobán}} Old Irish gobán, {{der|en|xcb|-}} Cumbric, {{cog|cy|go-||under}} Welsh go- (“under”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Govans}} Govan (countable and uncountable, plural Govans)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Govan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An urban area in Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS5565). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Govan-en-name-5XZKmFRw Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Scotland
  3. A small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Towns in Canada, Towns in Saskatchewan, Canada
    Sense id: en-Govan-en-name-mnhjPoET
  4. A small town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in South Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Govan-en-name-1wmvjvaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 14 12 58 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 13 11 56 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 11 57 16
  5. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, United States, considered to be a ghost town. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA
    Sense id: en-Govan-en-name-DMlQJ~vg

Inflected forms

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