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Provan

Provan proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Provan (countable and uncountable, plural Provans)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. An industrial location, motorway interchange and parliamentary constituency in Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6266).

Forms of Provan

pluralProvans

Origin of Provan

Scottish habitational surname, so called from Middle English provend (“land providing revenue for a holder of religious office”). Compare prebend.

Questions about Provan

What does Provan mean?
Provan means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Provan?
Provan is a proper noun.

Words near Provan in the dictionary

  1. provaccine
  2. provaccinist
  3. provaccinists
  4. provacuole
  5. provacuoles
  6. Provan
  7. Provance
  8. Provances
  9. Provancher
  10. provand
  11. provands

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