Kante

A common surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Guinea.

Kante (plural Kantes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kante is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Kante is most common among Black/African American (81.49%) and White (11.26%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kante”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273.

Via Middle Low German kant, kante from Middle Dutch kant, itself from Latin canthus (“tire, edge of a wheel”), from Gaulish *cantos, from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”). The Latin spelling is influenced by Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye, tire, etc.”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantə/, [ˈkʰantə]

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• Homophone: kannte

Kante f (genitive Kante, plural Kanten)

1. edge (sharp boundary line), border
2. ledge, rim, brink
3. (graph theory) edge
4. (Switzerland) tram platform

• Abbruchkante, Baumkante, Bettkante, Fehlkante, Hinterkante, Schneidekante, Schnittkante, Seitenkante, Stuhlkante, Tischkante, Vorderkante, Waldkante, Wasserkante

• kentern

• Kantenlänge, Kantenwinkel
• etwas auf die hohe Kante legen
• klare Kante zeigen
• die Kante geben
• Waterkant

• Rand

• “Kante” in Duden online
• “Kante” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache