The title Fessenden is pronounced with a tender “e” as in “set” and an emphasis on the second syllable. The right pronunciation is “FESS-en-den.”
Fessenden is a surname of English origin, which means “son of Fess.” Fess is a Norman French title, derived from the Previous Norse phrase “fer,” which means “father.” The surname Fessenden is mostly present in the USA and Canada, the place it was introduced by early settlers from England.
