Ferry

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A census-designated place in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
3
A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States, named after Thomas W. Ferry.
4
An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio, United States.

Etymology

Two main origins: * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearadhaigh (“descendant of Fearadhach”), a personal name probably derived from an adjective derivative of fear (“man”). * A metonymic occupational surname for a ferryman or a topographic surname for someone who lived by a ferry crossing, from Middle English feri (“ferry”).

Forms

plural: Ferrys

ferret · An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather…Ferris · A surname transferred from the given name derived from the…ferry · To carry; transport; convey.

Ferry · A surname.

fertile · Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.Fertile · A city and township in Iowa.fertility · The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

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