Farraway

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English fær →
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Meanings

proper nounFarraway (plural Farraways)

plural Farraways

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfær“journey; passage”
  2. EnglishFarraway

Habitational surname from the village of Farway, in Devon, from Old English fær (“journey; passage”) + weġ (“way, path”).

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Farraway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farraway

MLA

“Farraway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farraway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farraway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farraway.

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