At a Glance: Name: Canterbury – Meaning: stronghold of the people of Kent – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KAN-ter-ber-ee
Canterbury is an Old English unisex name meaning “stronghold of the people of Kent”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Canterbury
Meaning: Stronghold of the people of Kent.
Origin: Old English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Canterbury
Phonetic: KAN-ter-ber-ee IPA: /ˈkæntərbɛri/
Popularity of Canterbury
Canterbury doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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