Given name & surname
Canavan
“descendant of Ceanndubhán”
Canavan is a surname from Irish. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Canavan goes back to Irish Ó Ceanndubháin, meaning “descendant of Ceanndubhán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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“descendant of Cuanachán”
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