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Ferris

Ferris proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers.

Proper noun

Ferris

  1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers.
  2. A village in Illinois.
  3. A city in Texas.

Origin of Ferris

English surname, from Norman Ferrers, from the toponymic Ferrières, from French fer (“iron”).

Phrases with Ferris

Words that rhyme with Ferris

Questions about Ferris

What does Ferris mean?
Ferris means a surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers.
What part of speech is Ferris?
Ferris is a proper noun.

Words near Ferris in the dictionary

  1. ferripyoverdine
  2. ferripyrophyllite
  3. ferripyrophyllites
  4. ferrireductase
  5. ferrireductases
  6. Ferris
  7. ferris wheel
  8. Ferris wheels
  9. ferrisicklerite
  10. ferrisiderophore
  11. ferrisiderophores

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