Govan

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An urban area in Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS5565). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A small town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, United States, considered to be a ghost town. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Uncertain. Traditionally said to derive from Irish gobán (“gag, muzzle”), equivalent to gob (“beak”) + -án. Clancy (1997) and Forsyth (2002) preferred a Cumbric formation, equivalent to Welsh go- (“under”) + fan, the soft mutation of ban (“peak”).

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