Mountbatten

See also: Mount Batten

English

Alternative forms

  • Mount Batten, Mount-Batten, Mont Batten, Mont-Batten, Montbatten

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/

Proper noun

Mountbatten (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbattens)

  1. (countable) A surname from German.
  2. (uncountable) Ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate: a neighbourhood of Marine Parade, Singapore.

Derived terms

  • Mountbatten Estate

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