Cass en · PROPN
Etymology
* As an English surname, from a pet form of Cassandra. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Cais (“descendant of the curly-haired one”), from cas (“curly”).
Meanings
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A diminutive of the female given name Cassandra of medieval origin, later also used for Cassidy, Cassiopeia, and Catherine with its variant forms.
“Sorry.” Cass touched her hand to her mouth. “I forgot you don’t like cussing. I suppose I can’t say fuck either?” / “Cassiopeia!”
2014, Tonia Brown, “Cassiopeia”, in Sundowners, Permuted Press, Smashwords, →ISBN:“Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery.” Monsieur Solage bowed over her hand with perfect aplomb. “How fortunate I am today. I have found myself in the company of the two most lovely ladies in Bath.” Athena stifled the urge to roll her eyes. Just when he had started to seem interesting, he revealed himself as just another vapid coxcomb. Cass giggled.
2001, Catherine Blair [pseudonym; K. Noelle Gracy], Athen’s Conquest (A Zebra Regency Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 42:“Enough, Cassiopeia,” urged her father. She glanced over at him, surprised. He almost never used called her by her full name, and that was twice in the space of five minutes. He must think that she was about to say the wrong thing. Or already had. Cass’s heart dropped.
2024, Gillian Andrews, chapter 4, in Spectacular Error: Beyond the Realms of Reason (The Quantum Heritage; 2), →ISBN, page 67:She’s always been how she is now, even back then. She’s like her own universe. Cass is short for Cassiopeia, you know.
2023, Jessie Gaynor, chapter 8, in The Glow: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 73:Most of the time, Anne Marie and Kathleen got along as well as any sisters six years apart would: Kathleen called Anne Annie, and Anne Marie called Kathleen Cass or Kate.
1999, Ann Rule, And Never let Her Go, Warner Books, published 2000, →ISBN, page 30:She realised that it was a typical American tendency to reduce all names to a single syllable, but she resisted it. To her, Cass was a name of endearment, and she wanted to keep it that way.
2007, John Hofman, chapter 3, in Cassiopeia Wright, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 19:
- A surname originating as a matronymic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A diminutive of the male given name Cassius.
- A number of places: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.
- A number of places: ▸ A census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
- A number of places: ▸ A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Cass Township.
- A number of places: ▸ A locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand, named after Thomas Cass.
Deriveds
Cassville · Cass Lake · Cass County · Cassopolis