Kavanagh

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5/30/2011, 5:41 PM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage Irish

Pronounced Pron. KAV-ə-naw(English)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Irish Gaelic name Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint Caomhán". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.