All Cannings

proper noun

A village and civil parish east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0761).

OriginOld English eald →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0761).

Origin

  1. Old Englisheald“old”
  2. EnglishAll Cannings

Recorded as Caninge 1086 (DB), Aldekanning in 1205; from Old English eald (“old”), Cannings is from the family or followers of Cana + -ingas.

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All Cannings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/All%20Cannings

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