Canisius.
A surname from Latin.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Latin.
A surname from Latin. A surname from Latin [in turn from Dutch].
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Canisius, from canis (“dog”) * (Dutch surname): From Middle Dutch Hondt (de Hondt, D'Hondt, Dhondt, Hondt), from hont/hondt/hond (“hound,dog”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.