Featherstone
Featherstone (name) means an English surname and place name, likely referring to a rock resembling a feather. Example: “Featherstone is a town in West Yorkshire, England.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Featherstones
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_____ is a town in West Yorkshire, England.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle English featherston, fetherstane, which developed from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) plus stān (“stone”).