Given name & surname

Canty

“descendant of the satirist”

Canty is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Canty goes back to Irish Ó an Cháintighe, meaning “descendant of the satirist.”

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Where it comes from

Canty comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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