Fortescue
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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Norman Fort-Escu, from Old French fort+escut. Literally, “strong shield”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Comes from Old Norman which does not have a valid language code”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fortescue (countable and uncountable, plural Fortescues)
- (countable) A surname.
- (countable, rare) 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 small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389) [1]
- A small village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
- A community of Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
- An ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia.