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Furneaux

Furneaux proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

Proper noun

Furneaux (plural Furneauxs)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Forms of Furneaux

pluralFurneauxs

Origin of Furneaux

English surname of Norman origin, from two places in Normandy called Fourneaux (literally “the furnaces”). Compare Furnace, Furnell.

Questions about Furneaux

What does Furneaux mean?
Furneaux means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Furneaux?
Furneaux is a proper noun.

Words near Furneaux in the dictionary

  1. furnariids
  2. Furnaris
  3. Furnas
  4. Furnas County
  5. Furnases
  6. Furneaux
  7. Furnell
  8. Furner
  9. Furness
  10. Furness Vale
  11. Furney

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