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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/07 19:30 UTC 版)
Uncertain. Traditionally said to derive from Irish gobán (“gag, muzzle”), equivalent to gob (“beak”) + -án. Clancy (1997) and Forsyth (2002) preferred a Cumbric formation, equivalent to Welsh go- (“under”) + fan, the soft mutation of ban (“peak”).
Govan (countable and uncountable, plural Govans)