Featherstonehaugh

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English

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Etymology

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Particularly: “How do we get from /fɛð.əɹ.stəʊn.hɔː/ to /fæn.ʃɔː/? It is probably a result of irregular elison/reduction of fɛðə(ɹ)stəʊn > fɛɹstən > fɛən > fæn. Then, ʃɔː is just an irregular development from hɔː. I don't have any way to verify though.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfænʃɔː/, /ˈfɪərstənhɔː/

Proper noun

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Featherstonehaugh

  1. A surname.