Cāndy

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Cāndy is a name written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) fro.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Cāndy: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Cāndy
  1. Middle Englishsugre(measured from records)
  2. Old Frenchsucre(measured from records)
  3. Arabicسُكَّر(measured from records)
  4. Arabicقَنْدqand“rock candy”(measured from records)
  5. Persianکندkand(measured from records)
  6. Sanskritखण्डkhaṇḍa“piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”(measured from records)
  7. Proto-Dravidian*kaṇṭu(measured from records)

From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).

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Evidence(measured from records)

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What does the name Cāndy mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) fro… Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and Wiktionary and 1 other source.

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