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Canfield en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

Meanings

1. (countable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename, from the surname: ▸ An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

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Deriveds

Great Canfield · Canfield ocean · canfieldite · Little Canfield

wikipedia: Canville-les-Deux-Églises

Canfield en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Named after US gambler Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914).

Meanings

1. (UK, uncountable) A solitaire or patience card game. ▸ The game of Klondike.
2. (US, uncountable) A solitaire or patience card game. ▸ The game of Demon.
   • I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield. 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 238:

Forms

wikipedia: Richard Albert Canfield