ffrench

F4F4R1E1N1C3H4

proper noun

An Irish barony, originally from Castle ffrench in Galway.

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Meanings

ffrench1

proper noun
  1. An Irish barony, originally from Castle ffrench in Galway.
  2. A surname: an English and Irish surname from the same source.

Ffrench2

proper noun
  1. A surname; alternative letter-case form of ffrench.

Origin

A variant of French: in some blackletter typefaces, capital F looked like (and was later taken to be) two lowercase fs. Compare fforde, ffoulkes.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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