Cavendish ( /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ KAV-ən-dish) is an English surname, deriving from a place name in Suffolk. Etymologically, it is believed to derive from Old English Cafa/Cafna, a personal byname from caf 'bold, daring', plus edisc 'enclosure; enclosed pasture'. [1] [2] [3] Spelling has varied considerably over time; the village was first recorded, in 1086 in the Domesday Book, as Kavandisc, [3] and as a surname it appears as de Cavendis in 1201, [3] Cavenedis in 1242, [3] and de Cavendish in 1302. [4] The Cavendish noble family has generally been considered to be a branch of the same Anglo-Norman baronial lineage as Gernon (of Essex, Suffolk, and Derby, originally Guernon of Normandy) and de Montfichet/Mountfitchet (of Essex, Middlesex, and London, originally Montfiquet of Normandy), though not without some critics of this hypothesis. [4] Shortened forms of the name (via Middle English spellings like Cauendish and Caundish) have included Candish and Cantis/Candis, [5] [3] though the latter has also been independently derived from Candace/Candice, originally a Biblical given name.
Cavendish ( /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ KAV-ən-dish) is an English surname, deriving from a place name in Suffolk. Etymologically, it is believed to derive from Old English Cafa/Cafna, a personal byname from caf 'bold, daring', plus edisc 'enclosure; enclosed pasture'. [1] [2] [3] Spelling has varied considerably over time; the village was first recorded, in 1086 in the Domesday Book, as Kavandisc, [3] and as a surname it appears as de Cavendis in 1201, [3] Cavenedis in 1242, [3] and de Cavendish in 1302. [4] The Cavendish noble family has generally been considered to be a branch of the same Anglo-Norman baronial lineage as Gernon (of Essex, Suffolk, and Derby, originally Guernon of Normandy) and de Montfichet/Mountfitchet (of Essex, Middlesex, and London, originally Montfiquet of Normandy), though not without some critics of this hypothesis. [4] Shortened forms of the name (via Middle English spellings like Cauendish and Caundish) have included Candish and Cantis/Candis, [5] [3] though the latter has also been independently derived from Candace/Candice, originally a Biblical given name.