Cantey

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounCantey (plural Canteys)

plural Canteys

  1. A surname.

Origin

As an English surname, a variant of Gandow, an unknown location in England. As a Norman habitational surname, from Candé in Maine-et-Loire, a Gaulish name meaning "confluence" related to the town Condate. Also compare French gantier (“glovemaker”).

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APA

Cantey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantey

MLA

“Cantey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantey. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cantey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cantey.

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