Given name & surname

Cavendish

“pasture”

Cavendish is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cavendish goes back to a word meaning “pasture.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cavendish comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Cavendish

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Similar names

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Old English

Calverley

“calf” · “woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Cadbury

“fortified place”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Calderwood

“wood”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Nature

Calderbrook

“River Calder” · “brook”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Caldecott

“cold”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Canwell

“can, cup, container”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Calver

“calf” · “slope, ridge”

No U.S. birth series

90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Coventry

Coventry is a surname.

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

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