Fearchar

Scottish Gaelic Etymology gd ine-pro *keh₂- A proto-Celtic form *Ver-caro-s has been reconstructed. The first element may be related to modern Gaelic fìor 'true', or to modern Gaelic fear 'man' (cf. Fergus). The second element is the root of Gaelic caraid 'friend' and Latin carus 'dear'. Thus the name means either "most beloved one" or "beloved man". Pronunciation gd /ˈfɛɾɛxəɾ/ /ˈfɛɾaxəɾ/ Proper noun Fhearchair gd male Old Irish Farquhar Derived terms gd obair obair Fhearchair no rest for the wicked Mutation F earchar References Alexander Macbain, Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames to which is added a disquisition on Ptolemy's Geography of Scotland, 1911, p. 14.