LisaFawcett wrote: |
I would be very interested in anyones suggestions on the surname Kanty and where to begin my search. |
NancyM wrote: |
Hoffman's book on surnames suggests that the name is derived either from kant, meaning edge or crease, or possibly from Ka (with a mark under it, giving a sort of "n" sound), meaning "angle, corner, out-of-the-way place (applied to someone who lived there, and usually referring to a category of peasants so poor they had no home of their own). Zenon might have more information. |