The cavendish Surname
cavendish Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from a place in Suffolk named Cavendish,
from an Old English byname Cafna (meaning ‘bold’, ‘daring’)
+ Old English edisc ‘enclosed pasture’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| William Hunter Cavendish | Jane Schneeberger | 3 |
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| Cavendish Surname | Bonnie Covington | 7 |
| Frank Cavendish and Beatrice Cavendish - Toronto Ontario Canada |
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| William H. CAVENDISH of Greenbrier Co. | Frances Cavendish Dorman | 12 |
| Chatsworth Estates | Vicki Cavendish | 6 |
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