Fairbrass

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French fer →
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Meanings

proper nounFairbrass (plural Fairbrasses)

plural Fairbrasses

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchfer“iron; fierce, ferocious”
  2. EnglishFairbrass

Perhaps a nickname for a soldier or a tough man, from Old French fer (“iron; fierce, ferocious”) + brace (“arm”).

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APA

Fairbrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairbrass

MLA

“Fairbrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairbrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fairbrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairbrass.

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