The story
- Old English · derived fromfearn“fern”
- English todayFarndish
Probably from Old English fearn (“fern”) + edisċ (“eddish; pasture, enclosed pasture”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishfearn all →
fernFarleyFarnhamFarehamFairburnFernleyFarlowFarnworthFarnleyFarncombeFarnhill
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.