English Explanatory Dictionary

Girvan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
  2. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Word forms

Girvan Girvans Girven Girvin

Etymology

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”). Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).

Derived words

Girvan-Newman algorithm
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