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Farrar

Farrar proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Farrar (countable and uncountable, plural Farrars)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
  6. An unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas.
  7. An eastern suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

Forms of Farrar

pluralFarrars
alternative formFarrow

Origin of Farrar

English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.

Words formed from Farrar

  • Farrar Hill

Questions about Farrar

What does Farrar mean?
Farrar means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Farrar?
Farrar is a proper noun.

Words near Farrar in the dictionary

  1. Farranfore
  2. Farrans
  3. Farrant
  4. Farrants
  5. Farrants Hill
  6. Farrar
  7. Farrars
  8. Farras
  9. farrash
  10. farrashes
  11. Farraway

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