Farr

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Divine radiance believed in Persian tradition to mark a chosen king as legitimate ; a family name of English or Welsh origin
2. A sacred, kingly glory that Iranian myth held was granted by heaven to rightful rulers ; a surname borne by people of English and Welsh descent
3. The mythic celestial splendour that ancient Persian belief said legitimized a monarch ; a hereditary family name found mainly in Britain

Etymology: Before "far" was spelled that way, Old English speakers wrote it as "feorr," and Middle English scribes spelled it "fer." The doubled "rr" in "farr" is an older spelling habit that appears in some early printed and manuscript texts, not a separate word with its own meaning. The word belongs to a Germanic family that expressed distance and extent, and it is related to ancient words for "beyond" and "through," such as Latin "per." So the core idea of "far" has always been how far something reaches beyond a starting point. The form "farr" simply preserves an earlier way of writing that idea.