Farrar

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

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Meanings

proper nounFarrar (countable and uncountable, plural Farrars)

plural Farrars · alternative Farrow

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old French.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jasper County, Georgia.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry County, Missouri.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas.
  3. countableuncountableAn eastern suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

Origin

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

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APA

Farrar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farrar

MLA

“Farrar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farrar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farrar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farrar.

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