As a given name, Kevan is a variant of the name Kevin (''Caoimheán'' or ''Caomhán '', an Irish diminutive form of ''Caoimhín''; also anglicized ''Keevan'' or ''Cavan'').''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine variant is '' Caoimhe'' (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). The Irish surname Kevan is an anglicization of '' Ó Géibheannaigh'' (also rendered

Keaveney Keaveney is an Irish surname, which is an anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Géibheannaigh'', meaning "descendant of Géibheannach". Géibheannach means "fettered". Alternative spellings include Keaveny, Keveney, Keavney, and Kiveney. Related name ...

) or ''

Caomhánach Caomhánach (Irish: ; in Gaelic type) is an Irish language surname first assumed by Domhnall Caomhánach, eldest son of the 12th century Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Leinster (now Leinster, Ireland). A considerable number of anglicised varia ...

'' (also rendered Cavens).

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* Kevan Barbour (born 1949), international cricket umpire from Zimbabwe * Kevan Barlow (born 1979), former American football running back * Kevan Broadhurst (born 1959), English former professional footballer, coach and football manager * Kevan Brown (born 1966), retired English professional footballer *

Kevan George Kevan Leon George (born 30 January 1990) is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Charlotte Independence in the USL Championship. Career Youth and college George played on the collegiate level at University of Central Florida between 20 ...

(born 1990), Trinidadian footballer * Kevan Gosper, AO (born 1933), Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres *

Kevan Guy Kevan Brent Guy (born July 16, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks. He also played several years in the minor International Hockey L ...

(born 1965), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Kevan Hamilton Kevan Hamilton (1 February 1934 – 30 July 2017 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in ...

(born 1934), former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League * Kevan Hurst (born 1985), English professional footballer *

Kevan James Kevan David James (born 18 March 1961, Lambeth, London) is an English former first-class cricketer who spent most of his career with Hampshire whom he won the NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup with in the early 1990s. He was educated at ...

(born 1961), educated at the Edmonton County School, in the London Borough of Enfield * Kevan Jones (born 1964), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham since 2001 * Kevan Miller (born 1987), American professional ice hockey defenseman * Kevan Smith (footballer) (born 1959), English former footballer * Kevan Smith (baseball) (born 1988), American professional baseball catcher *

Kevan Tebay Kevan Tebay (2 February 1936 – 13 August 1996) was an English cricketer active from 1959 to 1963 who played for Lancashire. He was born and died in Bolton. He appeared in 15 first-class matches, scoring 509 runs with a highest score of 106, hi ...

(1936–1996), English cricketer active from 1959 to 1963 * Kevan Foley (1998 -), Irish hospitality professional from southern Ireland

Surname

Joseph Kevan Joseph Henry Kevan (13 September 1855 – 9 December 1891) was an English cricketer active in 1875 who played for Lancashire. He was born and died in Bolton. He appeared in two first-class matches First-class cricket, along with List A cric ...

(1855–1891), English cricketer active in 1875 *

Douglas Keely Kevan Douglas Keely Kevan FRSE FACCA (1895–1968) was a 20th-century British chartered accountant and noted entomologist and conchologist. Life He was born on 4 February 1895 in Chelmsford in Essex, the son of Alfred Keely Kevan. He served in the ...

(1895–1968) and his son

D. K. M. Kevan Douglas Keith McEwan Kevan best known as Keith Kevan FRSE MIB (31 October 1920 – 9 July 1991) was a British zoologist and entomologist, who worked in Trinidad, East Africa and Canada. He published several books including on ethnoentomology and ...

(1920–1991), entomologists * Derek Kevan (1935–2013), English footballer * Martin Kevan (1947–2013), Canadian actor, voice actor, and author * Dave Kevan (born 1968), former Scottish footballer

Fictional characters

* Kevan Lannister, a fictional character in the ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...

'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

''. He is the younger brother of Tywin Lannister. * Keevan (''Star Trek'')

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