Fairbanks
Old English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Fairbanks
The given name 'Fairbanks' is a locational surname of Old English origin, meaning "fair bank" or "beautiful hillside," derived from the elements *fæger* (fair, beautiful) and *banke* (bank, slope).
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Etymology
The given name 'Fairbanks' is a locational surname of Old English origin, meaning "fair bank" or "beautiful hillside," derived from the elements *fæger* (fair, beautiful) and *banke* (bank, slope). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United States where it gained prominence as a surname and given name through figures like the politician and explorer Charles W. Fairbanks, and as the namesake of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Fairbanks currently ranks #4,020 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1904.
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