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Featherstonehaugh
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English
Etymology
From en ang feþer + ang stān + ang healh, equivalent to en 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 en Fanshawe, en Fanshaw.
Pronunciation
en /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/ UK as a family name
en /ˈfænʃɔː/ as an adopted stage name, e.g. of Constance Featherstonhaugh or the Featherstonhaughs dance troupe
Proper noun
en.