English Explanatory Dictionary

Mountbatten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
  2. Ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate: a neighbourhood of Marine Parade, Singapore.

Pronunciation

/maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/

Word forms

Mountbatten Mountbattens Mount Batten Mount-Batten Mont Batten Mont-Batten Montbatten

Etymology

Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

Related words

Battenberg Batten Mount Batten

Derived words

Mountbatten Estate Mountbatten-Windsor

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 蒙巴頓 /蒙巴顿 German: Battenberg
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