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Cavan

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Either from the name of the Irish county, which is derived from Irish cabhán "hollow", or else from the Irish surname CAVAN.

CAVAN     Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimháin meaning "descendant of CAOMHÁN".
CAOMHáN   male   Ancient Irish
Diminutive of CAOMH. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint.
CAOMH   male   Ancient Irish
Masculine form of CAOIMHE.
CAOIMHE   female   Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful, gentle, kind".
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT IRISH: Caomh, Caomhán
ENGLISH: Keefe
IRISH: Caoimhe, Keavy, Keefe, Keeva
SCOTTISH: Caoimhe, Keavy
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