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Fremantle

Fremantle proper noun: an English surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Fremantle (countable and uncountable, plural Fremantles)

  1. An English surname from Old French.
  2. A major port city and suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
    Synonyms:
    Freo
  3. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Fremantle.

Synonyms of Fremantle

Forms of Fremantle

pluralFremantles

Origin of Fremantle

The surname is a variant of Freemantle. The Australian seaport is named after Captain (later Admiral) Charles Howe Fremantle, who pronounced British possession of Western Australia and established a camp at the site of the now port.

Words formed from Fremantle

Phrases with Fremantle

Questions about Fremantle

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

Words near Fremantle in the dictionary

  1. frelled
  2. frelling
  3. frells
  4. frem
  5. fremanezumab
  6. Fremantle
  7. Fremantle Doctor
  8. Fremantles
  9. fremd
  10. fremder
  11. fremdest

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