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Help[Opinions] Re: Kaven/Cavan
in reply to a message by Violet
The pronunciation is KAH-van. To me, Cavan is the name of a county, not a person's name. It'd be like calling your child Laois or Donegal or Wexford; completely strange (especially if Cavan was actually from Cavan). Best to go with a proper Irish PERSON'S name, like Garbhán (GAHR-vawn). I love that name.
PS - Cavan reminds me of this really bad joke I once heard. "Why is County Monaghan like a cow? Because they're both near Cavan!" Terrible. Trillian's comment is right - County Cavan is the butt of many Irish jokes.
EDIT: I've just noticed that the usage of Cavan is put under "Irish". Maybe it's a very rare surname, but that must be a mistake - no one in Ireland would have Cavan as a first name. People would think they misheard him or he's trying to be funny. This really isn't a person's name.
PS - Cavan reminds me of this really bad joke I once heard. "Why is County Monaghan like a cow? Because they're both near Cavan!" Terrible. Trillian's comment is right - County Cavan is the butt of many Irish jokes.
EDIT: I've just noticed that the usage of Cavan is put under "Irish". Maybe it's a very rare surname, but that must be a mistake - no one in Ireland would have Cavan as a first name. People would think they misheard him or he's trying to be funny. This really isn't a person's name.
This message was edited 6/5/2009, 8:28 AM
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