[5] The Modern English name Navan is likely either an anglicisation of An Uaimh, which was often written and pronounced An Uamhainn, or of An Odhbha(n).

[6][7] An Uaimh was the town's sole official name from the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922 until 1970 when it was changed to Navan.

[8] Since the Official Languages Act 2003 both the Irish and English name have had equal status, as in the rest of the country.

[7] A small Roman copper alloy figure was found in the River Boyne near Navan.

Navan Town Hall started life as the local bridewell in 1831 and only became a municipal facility in 1983.

[24] Navan has a number of secondary schools, including private denominational and public inter-denominational and non-denominational.

Pierce Brosnan is a former pupil of St. Anne's Loreto, which is situated beside St. Mary's Catholic Church and near to St. Joseph's Mercy.

It was originally situated at the Flowerfield area of the town, on the main thoroughfare to Drogheda, in a building that has been sympathetically converted into private accommodation.

[citation needed] Another public sculpture, The Fifth Province by Richard King, is located on the Navan Bypass.

[30] This sculpture is composed of four branches and a central upright stem that symbolises the flowering of hope and peace.

[citation needed] The Bull, designed by sculptor Colin Grehan, is a prominent piece of public art.

Local man Paddy Pryle noted that "anybody coming up Timmons Hill, which is one of the main entrances into the town, will be entering Navan via the bull's arse.

According to the story an old friend of Ludwidge was working at the Meath Chronicle, the local news printer, when he heard the sound of Ledwidge's motorcycle outside.

[35] In the Fenian cycle of Irish mythology, Fionn mac Cumhaill studied under the druid Finegas along the river Boyne.