Garvin
[ˈɡɑːrvɪn]Meaning
Anglicized Irish given name and surname
Background Story
Garvin is recorded as an Anglicized Irish masculine given name, and it is also used as a surname of Irish origin. It is borne by the American actress Anita Garvin and by the baseball pitcher Garvin Alston.
Temperament
Related Names
Gallan
A variant of the name Gallen, which can mean 'little' or 'young'.
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Possibly "staff of the Geats", from Old Norse gautr "Geat" and stafr "staff"
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Danish diminutive of Bjørn, from bjare, "bear".
Canute
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Knut
Cashel
Anglicised form of the Irish word caiseal, meaning "stone fort"
Conall
Means "rule of a wolf", from Old Irish cú "hound, dog, wolf" and fal "rule"
Cormac
From old irish cormacc, of uncertain meaning; possibly corb "chariot" plus macc "son"