- 53°03′50″N 9°30′50″W / 53.064°N 9.514°W / 53.064; -9.514
Saint Caomhán (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkeːwaːn̪ˠ]; may have died in 865),
anglicised as Cavan...
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Caomhán mac Connmhach,
Eponym and
Ancestor of the Clan Ó Caomháin of
north Connacht, fl. 9th-10th century. The
surname is
variously anglicised as Keevan...
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residents as of the 2022 census, it is second-most
populous of the Arans.
Caomhán of Inis Oírr is the island's
patron saint.
There are five
small settlements:...
- dictionary. As a
given name,
Kevan is a
variant of the name
Kevin (Caoimheán or
Caomhán , an
Irish diminutive form of Caoimhín; also
anglicized Keevan or Cavan)...
- that he
adopted the name Caomhánach (an
adjective of the name
Caomhán,
meaning "of
Caomhán", in
modern English "of Kevin"). This was
contrary to the practice...
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indicate a man with a big belly.
Adding the ach to
Caomhán means that it
relates to or is "of"
Caomhán. Art Óg mac
Murchadha Caomhánach is
generally regarded...
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relating to or
belonging to
Caomhán. The
first Kavanagh (Domhnall Caomhánach) was
fostered by the
coarb at St.
Caomhan's abbey. The
meaning " It is also...
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Irish Names and Surnames.
Retrieved 5 May 2011.
Patrick Woulfe (1923). "
Caomhán".
Irish Names and Surnames.
Retrieved 5 May 2011.
Patrick Woulfe (1923)...
- of Caoimhín and
variant of Kevan.
Notable people with the name include:
Caomhán of
Inisheer (may have died in 865),
anglicised as Cavan, an
Irish saint...
- and
eponymous ancestor of Clan
Conway (Connmhach). He and his brother,
Caomhán mac Connmhach, were sons of
Connchmach mac Donn Cathaid.
Dubhda traced...
