indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsGandy, Gandey, Gameday, Candey, Ganty, Canty
Meaning & History
perhaps from Middle English candi "crystallized cane sugar" (via French from Persian qand "sugar") and used as a metonymic occupational name for a sugar merchant. Alternatively it may be a nickname from the Early modern English name for Crete candie candy (derived via French from Venetian candia) with a reference to its sweet wine.