"Ferry" meaning in English

See Ferry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ferrys [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Fearadhaigh||descendant of Fearadhach}} Irish Ó Fearadhaigh (“descendant of Fearadhach”), {{m|ga|fear||man}} fear (“man”), {{der|en|enm|feri||ferry}} Middle English feri (“ferry”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Ferry (countable and uncountable, plural Ferrys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ferry-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Alaska, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ferry-en-name-02C2RytP
  3. A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States, named after Thomas W. Ferry. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Townships Synonyms: Farry [Irish, surname] Derived forms: Ferry County
    Sense id: en-Ferry-en-name-ixfzu8r6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 61 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 29 57 8
  4. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ferry-en-name-KJ0BS-br

Inflected forms

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