Featherstonhaugh

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Featherstonhaugh (generally pronounced as /ˈfænʃɔː/ FAN-shaw, but occasionally simply "Featherston")[1] also spelt Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonehaugh, is an English surname. The name comes from Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, from the Old English feðere, 'feather', stān, 'stone', and healh, 'corner'.[2]

Notable people with this surname include:

Artistic and fictional works

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  • The Featherstonehaughs, a British dance company.
  • "Cholmondeley Featherstonehaugh", an episode of the TV series Nanny and the Professor.
  • Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge (the middle name pronounced "Fanshaw", apparently the origin of this idiosyncratic pronunciation which is not encountered in reality),[3][4] a fictional character in the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse.
  • Marcus Featherstone's terrier "Foon" ("written 'Featherstonehaugh' ") in the detective novel Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham (1931).
  • Harry Featherstonhaugh in the Lady Hardcastle Mystery Books by T.E. Kinsey.
  • Piers Featherstonehaugh is the protagonist in the game The Gene Machine.
  • In E.M Forster's Maurice, Clive Durham refers to a Featherstonhaugh who has a pianola. In the film, he pronounces it "Feestonhay".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Debrett's Correct Form, ed. Patrick Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1976, p. 381
  2. ^ Fancher, Patrick A. (2013). Diana, Princess of the Royal Forest of the Peak: From Domesday to Derbyshire with the Eyres, Fanshawes, Featherstonehaughs, and Fanchers. Lulu. pp. 39–48. ISBN 978-1-300-88178-0.
  3. ^ https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/how-do-you-pronounce-belvoir-featherstonhaugh-and-bagehot-227460
  4. ^ Debrett's Correct Form, ed. Patrick Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 1976, p. 381