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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Garvan
- Variants
- Garbán
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by Saint Garbhán, after whom Dungarvan in County Waterford (Dún Garbháin, 'Garbhán's fort') is named.
The story behind Garbhán
Saint Garbhán is commemorated on 26 March; the diminutive of garbh (rough).
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 7th-century saint.
Did you know?
His monastery at Killinaghan in Tipperary still bears his name.
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