Featherstone

English

Etymology

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what does four-stone represent?”)

Proper noun

Featherstone (countable and uncountable, plural Featherstones)

  1. A placename
    1. A town in West Yorkshire, England.
    2. A village in Northumberland, England.
    3. A village and civil parish (served by Featherstone and Brinsford Parish Council) in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9306).
  2. (countable) A surname.

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