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Fownes

Fownes proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Fownes (plural Fowneses)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Fownes

pluralFowneses

Origin of Fownes

From Old French faon (“fawn”), probably a nickname for a lively or frisky person.

Questions about Fownes

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

Words near Fownes in the dictionary

  1. fowlpoxvirus
  2. fowlpoxviruses
  3. fowls
  4. fowlyard
  5. fowlyards
  6. Fownes
  7. Fowneses
  8. Fownhope
  9. fowrah
  10. fowrahs
  11. Fowski

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