# Mountbatten

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/ · frequency rank #51,857

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. Ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate: a neighbourhood of Marine Parade, Singapore.

## Etymology
Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

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