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Cantrell

Cantrell proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Cantrell (plural Cantrells)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Cantrell

pluralCantrells
alternative formCantrall
alternative formCantrelle
alternative formCantrill

Origin of Cantrell

Various origins: * Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from an unexplained first element + Old English hyll (“hill”). * From Old French chanterelle (“small bell, treble”), a metonymic occupational surname for a bellmaker or ringer. * A diminutive of Canter.

Words formed from Cantrell

Questions about Cantrell

What does Cantrell mean?
Cantrell means a surname.
What part of speech is Cantrell?
Cantrell is a proper noun.

Words near Cantrell in the dictionary

  1. cantred
  2. cantreds
  3. cantref
  4. cantrefi
  5. cantrefs
  6. Cantrell
  7. Cantrelle
  8. Cantrelles
  9. Cantrells
  10. cantress
  11. cantresses

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