Featherstonehaugh

== English == === Etymology === From Old English feþer + stān + healh, equivalent to feather +‎ stone +‎ haugh. The irregular short pronunciation seems to derive from some combination of shortening of the longer pronunciation (/fɛðəstəʊnhɔː/ → /fɛstənhɔː/ → ?) and confusion with the unrelated surname Fanshawe, Fanshaw. === Pronunciation === (UK, as a family name) IPA(key): /fɛð.ə.stəʊn.hɔː/ (as an adopted stage name, e.g. of Constance Featherstonhaugh or the Featherstonhaughs dance troupe) IPA(key): /ˈfænʃɔː/ === Proper noun === Featherstonehaugh A surname.