Given name & surname · also Italian

Ferro

“iron”

Ferro is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English, Italian, and Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ferro goes back to a word meaning “iron.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

In one tradition, it comes from Italian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ferro’s family of names

In English usage, Ferro as a surname has a related form in Farrar. In English usage, Ferro as a surname has a related form in FIERRO. In Greek usage, Ferro as a surname is a transliteration of Φέρρο.

Walk Ferro’s family in the name graph

FerroΦέρροFarrarFierro

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Ferro, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Portuguese

Ferreiro

Ferreiro is a surname from Galician, ultimately from Portuguese. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Galician.

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

Febo

Febo is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Italian

Ferullo

Ferullo is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

Fusaro

Fusaro is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

Funaro

Funaro is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

Fermi

Fermi is a surname from Italian. It is used in English, French, and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

73% boys · 27% girls

Galician

Feijoo

Feijoo is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Galician.

No U.S. birth series

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Italian

Firpo

Firpo is a surname from Italian. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ferro’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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