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Canisius.

Canisius: a surname

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[kaˈnɪ.si.ʊs]Classical-Latin[kaˈniː.s̬i.us]

  1. Canisius: a surname

    New-Latin

  2. Canisius: a surname a surname from Dutch

    New-Latin
Where this word comes from

canis (“dog”) + -ius * (Dutch surname): From Middle Dutch Hondt (de Hondt, D'Hondt, Dhondt, Hondt), from hont/hondt/hond (“hound,dog”).

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