Etymograph

English

Kentville

Compound of Kent + -ville.

Formed from Kent + -ville

Proto-Celtic *kantos ‘corner, rim’

Latin Cantium

Old English Cent

Middle English Kent

English Kent

The story

The town is named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767 - 1820), who visited the area in 1794.

Today it means

name A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Kentville