Fraser
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English
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Etymology
Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fraser (countable and uncountable, plural Frasers)
- A Scottish surname from Old French thought to be of Norman origin.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename
- A number of places in Canada
- A river in British Columbia that flows from the Rocky Mountains into the Strait of Georgia, named after Simon Fraser (explorer).
- A location on the Klondike Highway in north-west British Columbia.
- A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Grand County, Colorado.
- A former unincorporated community near Greer, Clearwater County, Idaho.
- A city in Macomb County, Michigan.
- A township in Bay County, Michigan.
- A township in Martin County, Minnesota.
- A hamlet in Delhi, Delaware County, New York.
- A hamlet in York, Livingston County, New York.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A number of places in Canada
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References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fraser”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 599.