Ferro

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proper noun

A surname from Italian.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounFerro (plural Ferros)

plural Ferros

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. El Hierro, the smallest island in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Origin

* As an Italian, Spanish (occasionally Sephardic Jewish), Portuguese, Maltese, Galician surname, all from the noun ferro (“iron”). * As an English surname, variant of Farrar.

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APA

Ferro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferro

MLA

“Ferro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ferro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ferro.

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