Etymology

Farrah

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Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation. Full definition →

Middle English ferreor
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromferreor“iron worker, smith”
  2. English todayFarrah

Variant of Farrar, from Middle English ferreor (“iron worker, smith”). The given name was popularized by the American actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). Her name is often interpreted as a variant of Farah.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.