Cantrell
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Chemist Charles Cantrell analyzed properties of the smoke and identified a number of active compounds that repel insects, including — for the first time, he says — triglycerides, a type of fat."
Etymology
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.
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