"Kava" meaning in English

See Kava in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kavas [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|uk|Кава}} Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava), {{bor|en|pl|Kawa}} Polish Kawa, {{der|en|sla-pro|*kavъka||jackdaw}} Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kava (plural Kavas)
  1. A surname.
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