Editing Canavan

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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>

==People with the surname==
* [[Brian Canavan]], current CEO of the Australian [[National Rugby League]] team 
* [[Chris Canavan]], British actor
* [[Dennis Canavan]], Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West
* [[Ivor Canavan]] (1929–1999), politician in Northern Ireland
* [[Jim Canavan]], baseball player in the American Association and National League, 1891 to 1897
* [[John A. Canavan]] (1896–1963), American attorney in Massachusetts
* [[Katherine Canavan]], United States diplomat and career foreign service officer
* [[Matt Canavan]], Australian Federal MP
* [[Michael Noel Canavan]], Irish police officer, recipient of the Scott Medal
* [[Myrtelle Canavan]], American pathologist who described [[Canavan disease]] in 1931
* [[Niall Canavan]], Irish footballer
* [[Pascal Canavan]], Tyrone Gaelic footballer
* [[Pat Canavan]], Dublin Gaelic football player
* [[Peter Canavan]], Tyrone Gaelic footballer
* [[Peter P. Canavan]], Irish police officer, recipient of the Scott Medal
* [[Trudi Canavan]], Australian writer

* {{in title|Canavan}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Canavan-family-history.ashx Canavan Page at Ancestry.com]

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