Names

Occitan form of Fèvre.

Occupational name meaning “keeper of falcons”, from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.

Variant of Faucher.

Occupational name meaning “mower” in French, ultimately from Latin falx meaning “sickle, scythe”.

Means “land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer” in Italian.

From Fasching, a German carnival (Fastnacht meaning “eve of the beginning of the fast”, or the time before Lent) celebrated in Austria and Bavaria, and bauer meaning “farmer”.

Derived from the name of a place on Sicily, Italy, derived from Latin far meaning “wheat, spelt”.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fearghail meaning “descendant of Fearghal”.

Derived from Old French ferrant meaning “iron grey”.

Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Farnham in England, notably in Surrey. Their names are from Old English fearn “fern” and ham “home, settlement” or ham “water meadow, enclosure”.