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Cavendish (surname)

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Cavendish (/ˈkævəndɪʃ/ KAV-ən-dish) is an English surname, deriving from a place name in Suffolk. Etymologically, it is believed to derive from Old English Cafa/Cafna, a personal byname from caf 'bold, daring', plus edisc 'enclosure; enclosed pasture'.[1][2][3] Spelling has varied considerably over time; the village was first recorded, in 1086 in the Domesday Book, as Kavandisc,[3] and as a surname it appears as de Cavendis in 1201,[3] Cavenedis in 1242,[3] and de Cavendish in 1302.[4] The Cavendish noble family has generally been considered to be a branch of the same Anglo-Norman baronial lineage as Gernon (of Essex, Suffolk, and Derby, originally Guernon of Normandy) and de Montfichet/Mountfitchet (of Essex, Middlesex, and London, originally Montfiquet of Normandy), though not without some critics of this hypothesis.[4] Shortened forms of the name (via Middle English spellings like Cauendish and Caundish) have included Candish and Cantis/Candis,[5][3] though the latter has also been independently derived from Candace/Candice, originally a Biblical given name.

Notable people surnamed Cavendish

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2013). "Cavendish". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ Skeat, Walter (1913). "Cavendish". The Place-names of Suffolk. Cambridge Antiquarian Society.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Last name: Cavendish". The Internet Surname Database. Name Origin Research. 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.  This tertiary source reuses information from other sources but does not name them.
  4. ^ a b "Cavendish". The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America. London: Henry S. King & Co. 1875. pp. 191–193 – via Google Books. Additional related information is found on pp. 165, 187, 341.
  5. ^ "Cantis". The Norman People. 1875. p. 187.