Farrar - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Farrar \f(ar)-r

is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "blacksmith". From the French term "ferrier", for someone who works with iron, "fer". Blacksmiths are sometimes called farriers.

Farrar has 6 variant forms: Farrer, Farrier, Ferrar, Ferrars, Ferrer and Ferrier.

Baby names that sound like Farrar are Fryer and Verrier.

Farrar is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2205 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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