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Fairfax

name
/ˈfɛɚfæks/US

Etymology

English surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), "beautiful tresses."

  1. derived from surname

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with…

    A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.

    • Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.

  2. The title of a Scottish peerage.

  3. Any of several place names, including

    Any of several place names, including:

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Fairfax. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA