"Farebrother" meaning in All languages combined

See Farebrother on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Farebrothers [plural]
Etymology: From Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + brōþor (“brother”), a nickname given to the brother of a fair person, or else to the better-looking of a pair of brothers. Alternatively, the surname may have been a nickname for a brother-in-law; compare French beau-frère (“brother-in-law”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|fæġer||fair, beautiful}} Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”), {{cog|fr|beau-frère||brother-in-law}} French beau-frère (“brother-in-law”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Farebrother (plural Farebrothers)
  1. A surname from Old English. Wikipedia link: en:Farebrother
    Sense id: en-Farebrother-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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