Etymology

cann

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English can
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  1. Old English · derived fromcan
  2. English todayCann

* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCann. * As an English surname, from Cann in Dorset. The place name could be from Old English can, referring to a deep valley. * Americanized from Kann, Kahn.

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