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Cavan

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Gender Masculine
Usage English

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Either from the name of the Irish county, which is derived from Irish cabhán "hollow", or else from the Irish surname Cavan.

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Last ranked #987 in 2008 England and Wales

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natural   strong   strange   simple   serious  

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beloved, landforms, place names, spaces, uncertain etymology
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Entry updated December 3, 2014

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