English Explanatory Dictionary

Canavan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

Canavan Canavans

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”), dubh (“black”) and the diminutive suffix -án.

Derived words

Canavan disease Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease
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