# Featherstonehaugh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English feþer + stān + healh, equivalent to feather + stone + haugh.
The irregular short pronunciation seems to derive from some combination of shortening of the longer pronunciation (/fɛðəstəʊnhɔː/ → /fɛstənhɔː/ → ?) and confusion with the unrelated surname Fanshawe, Fanshaw.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/featherstonehaugh