Cavan - Meaning of Cavan

What does Cavan mean?

[ 2 syll. ca-van, cav-an ] The baby boy name Cavan is pronounced as KAEV-aeN †. Cavan is an Irish and English name of Irish Gaelic and Celtic origin. From Irish Gaelic roots, its meaning is handsome one - in this context, Cavan can be used in the Irish language.

In addition, Cavan is an English variant transcription of the name Kevin (English, Gaelic, German, and Irish).

Caven, Cavin, Cavon, Cavun, and Cavyn are variant transcriptions of Cavan.

Cav (contraction) is another variant transcription of Cavan.

See also the related categories, english, handsome (honorable), celtic, and irish.

Cavan is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Cavan, Kevin was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Cavan include Cadfan, Caoimhghín, Cavin, Cavon, Cavun, Cavyn, Cefni, Cobam, Cobbam, Coffin, Coffun, Coffyn, Covin, Kavien, Kavin, Kavon, Kavun, Kavyn, Kayvin, and Kayvun.

† Pronunciation for Cavan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"



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