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Fernyhough

Fernyhough proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Fernyhough (plural Fernyhoughs)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Fernyhough

pluralFernyhoughs
alternative formFernihough

Origin of Fernyhough

Habitational surname from a minor place near Endon, Staffordshire, from Old English fearniġ (“ferny”) + healh (“nook, corner”).

Questions about Fernyhough

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

Words near Fernyhough in the dictionary

  1. fernworts
  2. fernwren
  3. fernwrens
  4. ferny
  5. Ferny Creek
  6. Fernyhough
  7. Fernyhoughs
  8. Fero
  9. ferocious
  10. ferociously
  11. ferociousness

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