Kante

== English == === Etymology === A common surname in West Africa, especially in Mali and Guinea. === Proper noun === Kante (plural Kantes) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kante is the 41501st 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. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kante”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273. == German == === Etymology === 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.”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkantə/, [ˈkʰantə] Homophone: kannte === Noun === Kante f (genitive Kante, plural Kanten) edge (sharp boundary line), border ledge, rim, brink (graph theory) edge (Switzerland) tram platform ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== kentern Waterkant === See also === Rand === Further reading === “Kante” in Duden online “Kante”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)