Fairfax

Meaning

1. Any of several place names, including:
2. An independent city, the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
3. A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
4. A town in Marin County, California, United States.
5. The title of a Scottish peerage.

Etymology / origin

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

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