Cavan (name)

Cavan is a name used as a given name or surname. It is an anglicized version of Caoimhín and variant of Kevan. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Caomhán of Inisheer (may have died in 865), anglicised as Cavan, an Irish saint
Cavan Biggio (born 1995), American baseball player
Cavan Clerkin (born 1972), British actor and filmmaker
Cavan Scott (born 1973), English comic writer and author

Surname

Gilbert Cavan (died 1420), Irish cleric
Harry Cavan (1916–2000), Irish football executive
Mike Cavan (born 1948), American football player and coach
Ruth Shonle Cavan (1896–1993), American sociologist

See also

Earl of Cavan, a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Cavan (disambiguation)

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