Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

navan

/ˈnævən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: na-van
IPA: /ˈnævən/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in and the county town of County Meath, Ireland.

name

A rural community in Cumberland Ward, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Irish An Uaimh or its alternative form An Uamhain.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Uaimh

Phrases

Navan Fort

Frequently Paired Words

Navan Fort

Rhymes With

raven ravine ravin

Questions

How do you pronounce navan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnævən/.
What does navan mean?: A town in and the county town of County Meath, Ireland.
Where does navan come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce navan

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