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My working theory is that the name Carvin originated as Castra Venta in Latin; and that
that name became modern day Caerwent in Wales; and that people from Caerwent (before it
was Caerwent, more like when it was Caer - Venta -- migrated from Wales to Ireland, taking
the name...