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Farebrother

Farebrother proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Farebrother (plural Farebrothers)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Farebrother

pluralFarebrothers

Origin of Farebrother

From Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + brōþor (“brother”), a nickname given to the brother of a fair person, or else to the better-looking of a pair of brothers. Alternatively, the surname may have been a nickname for a brother-in-law; compare French beau-frère (“brother-in-law”).

Questions about Farebrother

What does Farebrother mean?
Farebrother means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Farebrother?
Farebrother is a proper noun.

Words near Farebrother in the dictionary

  1. farebeater
  2. farebeaters
  3. farebox
  4. farebox recovery ratio
  5. fareboxes
  6. Farebrother
  7. Farebrothers
  8. farecard
  9. farecards
  10. fared
  11. Faredhoo

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