Farebrother

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English fæġer →
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Meanings

proper nounFarebrother (plural Farebrothers)

plural Farebrothers

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfæġer“fair, beautiful”
  2. EnglishFarebrother

From Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + brōþor (“brother”), a nickname given to the brother of a fair person, or else to the better-looking of a pair of brothers. Alternatively, the surname may have been a nickname for a brother-in-law; compare French beau-frère (“brother-in-law”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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