"Ferro" meaning in English

See Ferro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ferros [plural]
Etymology: * As an Italian, Spanish (occasionally Sephardic Jewish), Portuguese, Maltese, Galician surname, all from the noun ferro (“iron”). * As an English surname, variant of Farrar. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{der|en|mt|-}} Maltese, {{der|en|gl|-}} Galician Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Ferros}} Ferro (plural Ferros)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Ferro-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. El Hierro, the smallest island in the Canary Islands, Spain. Categories (place): Places in Spain, Places in the Canary Islands, Spain
    Sense id: en-Ferro-en-name-lhklinMT Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ferro meridian
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