Canavan

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Canavan

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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.

proper noun Canavans

A surname from Irish.

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"Canavan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canavan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Canavan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canavan

Chicago

"Canavan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canavan.

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@misc{canavan_2026,
  title = {Canavan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canavan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}