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Dungarvan

Syllables: Dun·gar·van/dʌnˈɡɑɹvən/

Dungarvan proper noun: a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, Ireland.

Proper noun

Dungarvan

  1. A coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, Ireland.
  2. A village in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Origin of Dungarvan

From Irish Dún Garbhán (for the town in Co. Waterford) and Dún Garbháin (for the village in Co. Kilkenny), both from Garbhán, a given name derived from garbhán (“rough person or thing”), from garbh (“rough”).

Questions about Dungarvan

What does Dungarvan mean?
Dungarvan means a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, Ireland.
What part of speech is Dungarvan?
Dungarvan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dungarvan?
Dungarvan is pronounced /dʌnˈɡɑɹvən/.

Words near Dungarvan in the dictionary

  1. dungari
  2. dungaries
  3. dungaris
  4. Dungarpur
  5. Dungarubba
  6. Dungarvan
  7. dungary
  8. Dungate
  9. Dungates
  10. dungavenhooter
  11. dungavenhooters

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