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Surname Etymology and Meaning of FARRAN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Catalan: variant of Ferran.
2. Irish: variant of Farren.
3. English: variant of Farrand.
4. Muslim: variant of Farhan, from a personal name based on Arabic far?han ‘glad’, ‘happy’, an adjectival derivative of fara?h ‘joy’ (see Farah).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)