Ferrer
Derived from a Catalan occupational surname denoting someone who worked with iron and forged metal.
Meaning and origin
Ferrer is a surname that became a given name, commemorating Saint Vicente Ferrer, a 14th-century Dominican preacher honoured as the patron of builders.
How to pronounce Ferrer
| Catalan (Spain) | fuh-RAY /fəˈre/ |
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