Given name & surname

Provan

Provan is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Provan goes back to Middle English provend, meaning “land providing revenue for a holder of religious office.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Provan comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English provend (“land providing revenue for a holder of religious office”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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