Cavan (name)

Cavan is a name used as a given name or surname. It is an anglicized version of Caoimhín and variant of Kevan. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Caomhán of Inisheer (may have died in 865), anglicised as Cavan, an Irish saint
• Cavan Biggio (born 1995), American baseball player
• Cavan Clerkin (born 1972), British actor and filmmaker
• Cavan Scott (born 1973), English comic writer and author
• Cavan Sullivan (born 2009), American soccer player

Surname

• Gilbert Cavan (died 1420), Irish cleric
• Harry Cavan (1916–2000), Irish football executive
• Mike Cavan (born 1948), American football player and coach
• Ruth Shonle Cavan (1896–1993), American sociologist

See also

• Earl of Cavan, a title in the Peerage of Ireland
• Cavan (disambiguation)