Fernyhough

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English fearniġ →
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Meanings

proper nounFernyhough (plural Fernyhoughs)

plural Fernyhoughs · alternative Fernihough

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfearniġ“ferny”
  2. EnglishFernyhough

Habitational surname from a minor place near Endon, Staffordshire, from Old English fearniġ (“ferny”) + healh (“nook, corner”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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