Cavanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Borrowed from Irish an Cabhán.

発音

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkæ.vən/

固有名詞

Cavan

1. A county of Ireland.
2. The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104).
3. A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
5. A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France.

語源 2

Various origins:

• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), a diminutive form of the personal name Caomh.
• Borrowed from Cebuano Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin.

固有名詞

Cavan (plural Cavans)

1. A surname.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cavan is the 37125 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Cavan is most common among White (58.57%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306.