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Fortescue

  • /ˈfɔɹtəskjuː/

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From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Old Northern French Fort-Escu, from Old French fort + escut. Literally, “strong shield”.

proper noun Fortescues

  1. countable A surname.
  2. countable, rare A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Nether Exe parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9299).
  4. countable, uncountable A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389)
  5. countable, uncountable A small village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
  7. countable, uncountable A locality in Tasman council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  8. countable, uncountable An ephemeral river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia.

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"Fortescue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fortescue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Fortescue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fortescue

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@misc{fortescue_2026,
  title = {Fortescue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fortescue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}