Ferry

Meaning

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
3. A township in Oceana County, Michigan, United States, named after Thomas W. Ferry.
4. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio, United States.

Synonyms

Iecnum

colomony

Ideal

nickel-copper alloy

copper nickel alloy

midohm alloy

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”).

Sentences

The only exception is the Woolwich Ferry , which is free of charge .