Fawkes

F4A1W4K5E1S1
UK/fɔːks/Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard/foːks/US/fɔks/US, cot caught merger/fɑks/

proper noun

A surname

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounFawkes (plural Fawkeses)

plural Fawkeses

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

forks (non-rhotic)fox (cot–caught merger)
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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