Fairfax
English
editEtymology
editEnglish surname, equivalent to fair + fax (sense 1), "beautiful tresses."
Proper noun
editFairfax
- A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
- The title of a Scottish peerage.
- Any of several place names, including:
- An independent city, the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
- A town in Marin County, California, United States.
Derived terms
editCategories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from nicknames
- en:Cities in Virginia, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:County seats of Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in California, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA