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# 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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q773227) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/kety/?format=json)


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