canfield

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename, from the surname:; A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
  5. A placename, from the surname:; A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

noun

  1. A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.“I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield.”