Fërry
form · Latin script
Fërry is a name written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-Wes.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- Middle Englishferien“to carry“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”(measured from records)
- Old Englishferian“to carry“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”(measured from records)
- Proto-West Germanic*farjan(measured from records)
- Proto-Germanic*farjaną“to make or let go“to make or let go, transfer, ferry”(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European*per-“to bring or carry over“to bring or carry over, transfer, pass through”(measured from records)
From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną (“to make or let go, transfer, ferry”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring or carry over, transfer, pass through”). Cognate with German dialectal feren, fähren (“to row, sail”), Danish færge (“to ferry”), Swedish färja (“to ferry”), Icelandic ferja (“to ferry”), Old Norse ferja. Related to fare.
Cited for this meaning 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wiktionary
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
- Nordic Names
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Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
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- What does the name Fërry mean, and where does it come from?
- From Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey, convey in a boat”), from Old English ferian (“to carry, convey, bear, bring, lead, conduct, betake oneself to, be versed in, depart, go”), from Proto-Wes… Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland and Wiktionary and 2 other sources.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Fërry”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.