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Fortnum

Fortnum proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Fortnum (plural Fortnums)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Fortnum

pluralFortnums
alternative formFortnam

Origin of Fortnum

From Old French fort (“strong”) + anon (“young foal”), probably a nickname of some sort.

Questions about Fortnum

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

Words near Fortnum in the dictionary

  1. Fortniter
  2. Fortniters
  3. fortnites
  4. fortnith
  5. fortniths
  6. Fortnum
  7. Fortnums
  8. fortochka
  9. fortochkas
  10. Forton
  11. Fortons

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