Cavanaugh - name meaning and 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Cavanaugh. Compare Cavanaugh with related baby names.