Kęty
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Kęty — Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Kenty — Historical phonetic rendering of the Polish nasal vowel, found in English references to John Cantius.
- Kety — Diacritic-free rendering of the Polish name.
- Kent — German historical spelling, relevant to archival references; not an English short name.
French name
Kęty — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Kenty — Older French form, especially in the life of saint Jean de Kenty.
- Kent — German historical form retained when French sources quote German documents.
- Kety — Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French.
About
Kęty is a town in Lesser Poland on the Soła River near Bielsko-Biała. Its history includes woollen cloth production and an association with the scholar and saint John Cantius.
Notes
The English personal name Cantius is not an alternative modern place name. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q773227 · JSON
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