The gent Surname
gent Name Meaning and History
- English and French: nickname, possibly sometimes applied ironically, from Middle English gente, Old French gent(il) ‘well born’, ‘noble’, ‘courteous’. Compare Gentle.
- German and English: habitational name for someone from Ghent in Flanders, French name Gand.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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