Cavanaugh - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cavanaugh \c(a)-vanau-gh, cav(a)-naugh\, also used as girl's name Cavanaugh, is a variant of Cavanagh (Irish, Gaelic) and Kavanagh (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Cavanaugh is "follower of Kevin".

The baby name Cavanaugh sounds like Kavanaugh.

Cavanaugh is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2461 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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