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Mountbatten

/maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/

Mountbatten proper noun: a surname from German. Also the ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate.

Proper noun

Mountbatten (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbattens)

  1. (countable) A surname from German.

Also used as

Mountbatten is also the ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate.

Forms of Mountbatten

pluralMountbattens
alternative formMount Batten
alternative formMount-Batten
alternative formMont Batten
alternative formMont-Batten
alternative formMontbatten

Origin of Mountbatten

Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

Words formed from Mountbatten

Phrases with Mountbatten

Questions about Mountbatten

What does Mountbatten mean?
Mountbatten means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Mountbatten?
Mountbatten is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mountbatten?
Mountbatten is pronounced /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/.

Words near Mountbatten in the dictionary

  1. mountainward
  2. mountainwards
  3. mountainy
  4. mountant
  5. mountants
  6. Mountbatten
  7. Mountbatten pink
  8. Mountbatten pinks
  9. Mountbatten-Windsor
  10. mountboard
  11. mountboards

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