Kavanaugh - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name Kavanaugh sounds like Cavanaugh.

Kavanaugh is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7325 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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