Editing Canavan (section)

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'''Canavan''' is a [[surname]] of [[Irish people|Irish]] origin. It is [[Anglicized]] from {{lang|ga|'''Ó Ceanndubháin'''}} (now also spelled {{lang|ga|Ó Ceannubháin}}), literally "descendant of the dark haired one".<ref>Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912.</ref><ref>Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-508137-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=O%27Canavan|title=Surname Database: O'Canavan Last Name Origin|website=The Internet Surname Database|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/c/canavan.php|title=Canavan Surname Origin & Family History|website=Searchforancestors.com|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> The Ó Ceanndubháin sept were hereditary physicians to the [[O'Flaherty]]s of [[Connemara]]. Spelling variations include: Canovan, O'Canavan, Canaman, Kinevan, Kinavan, Kanavan, O'Kennevain, Kinnevan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houseofnames.com/canavan-family-crest |title = Canavan Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms}}</ref>