# Cavendish

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkævəndɪʃ/ · frequency rank #23,488

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8046).
3. A number of places in Canada:
4. A number of places in Canada:
5. A number of places in Canada:
6. A number of places in Canada:
7. An unincorporated community in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States.
8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont, United States.
9. A township in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
* (English village): "Cāfna's enclosure", from Old English personal name *Cāfna + edisċ (“pasture”); recorded as Kauanadisc in 1086 (DB).
* (in Vermont): Likely named after William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
* (banana): Named after William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acvendish`, `caevndish`, `cavednish`, `cavenddish`, `cavendihs`, `cavendishh`, `cavendissh`, `cavendsih`, `cavenidsh`, `cavenndish`, `cavnedish`, `cavvendish`, `ccavendish`, `cvaendish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cavendish