Given name & surname

Morvan

“from the large mountain gap”

Morvan is a variant of Morven. One interpretation is “from the large mountain gap.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Morvan is a variant of Morven. One interpretation is “from the large mountain gap.”

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The story

Morvan is a variant of Morven. The history of Morven gives this family its wider story. Morven is Fingal’s kingdom in James Macpherson’s Ossianic poems. Morven also connects with the real district of Morvern in Argyll, although more than one Gaelic interpretation has been proposed.

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Morvan’s family of names

Morvan has a related form in Morven.

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