Surname

Farraway

“journey; passage”

Farraway is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Farraway goes back to Old English fær, meaning “journey; passage.”

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Where it comes from

Farraway comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English fær (“journey; passage”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Fareham

“fern”

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Old English

Fawley

“yellow, fallow, dun”

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Latin

Faversham

Faversham is a surname.

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Old English

Fazakerley

“border; fringe”

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Old English

Farnworth

“fern”

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Old English

Farnhill

“fern”

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Old English

Farebrother

“fair, beautiful”

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Old English · Nature

Marsay

“meadow”

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38% boys · 62% girls

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