Fairclough

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English fayr →
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Meanings

proper nounFairclough (plural Faircloughs)

plural Faircloughs · alternative Faircloth

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfayr“fair, beautiful”
  2. EnglishFairclough

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Middle English fayr (“fair, beautiful”) + clough (“narrow valley, ravine”).

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APA

Fairclough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairclough

MLA

“Fairclough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairclough. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fairclough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fairclough.

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