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語源

From fieldhouse, a toponymic surname for someone who lived in an isolated house surrounded by fields.

固有名詞

Fieldhouse (複数形 Fieldhouses)

1. A surname.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fieldhouse is the 46138^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 462 individuals. Fieldhouse is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fieldhouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 571.

語源

From Middle English *feldhous, from 古期英語 feldhūs (“a tent”), equivalent to field +‎ house. Modern sense is from 1895,^[1] originally, a side building by an outdoor sports field, later used for large buildings for indoor sports.

名詞

field house (複数形 field houses)

1. (rare) A tent.
2. (Canada, 米国用法) A large building for indoor sports, particularly at colleges.
   • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

     There were herds of leather sofas and enough computers to ensure that no prospective matriculant or visiting parent could enter a room and not see at least one available keyboard, not even in the dining hall or field house.

3. (Canada, 米国用法) A building for equipment storage and changing rooms (locker rooms) by an outdoor sports field.

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