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canavan

/kˈænəvˌæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
cana-van
IPA
/kˈænəvˌæn/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”), dubh (“black”) and the diminutive suffix -án.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Ceanndubháin

Inflected Forms

Canavans (plural)

Phrases

Canavan disease Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease

Questions

How do you pronounce canavan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈænəvˌæn/.
What does canavan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does canavan come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce canavan

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