Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantey

/kˈænti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cantey
IPA: /kˈænti/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

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”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Canteys (plural)

Homonyms

canty

Rhymes With

ante vigilante auntie panty santi shanti shanty chianti ypsilanti scanty ferranti canty

Questions

How do you pronounce cantey?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈænti/.
What does cantey mean?: A surname.
Where does cantey come from?: 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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