Ferris

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Ferris

Rhymes with -ɛɹɪs

Where it comes from

English surname, from Norman Ferrers, from the toponymic Ferrières, from French fer (“iron”).

proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers.
  2. A village in Illinois.
  3. A city in Texas.

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Closest in meaning: farris, ferri, grande, big, browning, grand, vast, large, great, major, wide, high, marwan, ferrers, ferriter, ferron

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"Ferris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ferris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ferris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ferris

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"Ferris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ferris.

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@misc{ferris_2026,
  title = {Ferris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ferris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}