English Explanatory Dictionary

Featherstonehaugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/ /ˈfænʃɔː/

Word forms

Featherstonehaugh

Etymology

From Old English feþer + stān + healh, equivalent to feather + stone + haugh. The irregular short pronunciation seems to derive from some combination of shortening of the longer pronunciation (/fɛðəstəʊnhɔː/ → /fɛstənhɔː/ → ?) and confusion with the unrelated surname Fanshawe, Fanshaw.

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