Fortescue.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A placename: A hamlet in Nether Exe parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9299).
A placename: A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389)
A placename: A small village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
A placename: A community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
A placename: A locality in Tasman council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
A placename: An ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Old Northern French Fort-Escu, from Old French fort + escut. Literally, “strong shield”.
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