Mountbatten en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/
Etymology
Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).
Meanings
- (countable) A surname from German.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate: a neighbourhood of Marine Parade, Singapore.
alt of Mountbatten Estate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountbattens | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Mont-Batten | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Mont Batten | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Montbatten | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Mount-Batten | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Mount Batten | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Mountbatten Estate · Mountbatten-Windsor
Relateds
Mount Batten · Batten · Battenberg
Translations (2)
de Battenberg (Equivalencies of the surname Mountbatten) · cmn 蒙巴頓 /蒙巴顿 (The surname Mountbatten rendered into other languages)
wikipedia: Prince Louis of Battenberg · wikipedia: World War I