Canavan

Canavan

Canavan is a surname, of Irish origin and may have two translations:
* 1. "White Head" from "O'Ceanndubhain Sept" who were hereditary physicians to the O'Flahertys of Connemara. Whitehead and Whitelock are sometimes used in Galway and spelling variations include: Canovan, O'Canavan, Canaman, Kinevan, Kinavan, Kanavan, O'Kennevain.
* 2. "Black Head" from "Ceanndubh-an-ceann", a head + dubh, black + the diminutive suffix -an, [per Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912.] People named Canavan:

* Brian Canavan
* Dennis Canavan
* Jim Canavan
* Katherine Canavan
* Myrtelle Canavan
* Pascal Canavan
* Pat Canavan
* Peter Canavan
* Trudi Canavan
* Ian Canavan
* Michael Canavan
* Richard Canavan

Titanic sinking

Two Canavans died during the Titanic disaster, Patrick Canavan and Mary Canavan, both of County Mayo (per the Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55 [279] ))

Notes

ee also

* Canavan disease

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