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Gender: Male Pronunciation: far-kar Meaning of Farquhar: "friendly man" Origin of Farquhar: Scottish

Farquhar Origin and Meaning

The name Farquhar is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "friendly man".

Farquhar has a great meaning, but unfortunate potential for mispronunciation. It was originally a given name in the Scottish highlands, but is more commonly known today as a surname. It's occasionally given to children in Scotland, but rarely if ever elsewhere. (And no, the character in Shrek was Lord Farquaad.)

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Famous People Named Farquhar

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Farquhar MacTaggart aka Fearchar mac an t-sagairt, 1st Earl of Ross
Farquhar McGillivray Strachan Stewart Knowles, American painter
Farquhar Robert Oliver, Canadian politician
(Edward) Farquhar Buzzard, 1st Baronet, English physician
Donelson Farquhar Hoopes, American art curator

Pop Culture References for the name Farquhar

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Farquhar, the butler in "A Woman of No Importance" by Oscar Wilde

Nicknames & Variations for Farquhar

Farquar, Farquharson, Farquarson

Comments

Essa Says:

2015-01-01T17:47:45

As in Lord Farquhar from Shrek? Hmm...

lesliemarion Says:

2014-05-17T21:26:50

I know and agree with nameberry….

And yet, and yet…. I love it. But then again I am Scottish in ancestry so that probably accounts for it!