English Explanatory Dictionary

Felixstowe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3034).

Pronunciation

/ˈfiː.lɪk.stoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Felixstowe.wav

Word forms

Felixstowe

Etymology

First attested as Filchestou in 1254. Derived from a compound of the name of Saint Felix of Burgundy and Middle English stowe (“place, stead”).

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