"Fairclough" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Faircloughs [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Middle English fayr (“fair, beautiful”) + clough (“narrow valley, ravine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|fayr||fair, beautiful}} Middle English fayr (“fair, beautiful”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Faircloughs}} Fairclough (plural Faircloughs)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Synonyms: Faircloth Derived forms: Faircloughian
    Sense id: en-Fairclough-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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