Farquhar

English

Alternative forms

Alternative forms of the surname Farquhar, mostly obsolete
  • Farchair
  • Farchar
  • Farchare
  • Farcher
  • Farkar
  • Farker
  • Farquair
  • Farquar
  • Farquare
  • Farquart
  • Farquarth
  • Farquer
  • Farquhair
  • Farquhard
  • Farquhare
  • Farquher
  • Ferchair
  • Ferchar
  • Ferchare
  • Fercher
  • Ferkar
  • Ferker
  • Ferquhair
  • Ferquhar
  • Ferquhare
  • Ferquher
  • Pharker

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Fearchar. Related to fear (“man”), combined with còir (“just, honest, good”), car (“friendly”)), or ciar (“dark grey”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹxəɹ/, /ˈfɑɹkəɹ/

Proper noun

Farquhar (plural Farquhars)

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Derived terms

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