Freemantle

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proper noun

A suburb of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4012).

OriginFrench Fromental ← Old French froit →
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Meanings

proper nounFreemantle (countable and uncountable, plural Freemantles)

plural Freemantles · alternative Fremantle

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4012).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchfroit“cold”
  2. FrenchFromental“a place name, a commune in Limousin, France”
  3. EnglishFreemantle

From French Fromental (“a place name, a commune in Limousin, France”), from Old French froit (“cold”) + mantel (“cloak, mantle”). The suburb in Hampshire is named after the French village.

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APA

Freemantle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freemantle

MLA

“Freemantle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freemantle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Freemantle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freemantle.

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