Fearne meaning | Last name Fearne origin

The surname Fearne is a variation of Ferne. Perhaps from the Farne is lands on the Durham coast, anciently written Ferne.

Variant form of Fearn. A parish in Ross-shire, and another in Forfarshire.

Family name Fearne is variant of Fern. One who came from Fearn meaning "alder tree," in Scotland; dweller by an alder tree.

Variation of Arn. The initial syllable of many local names, as Arncliffe, Arnwood, Arney, Arnholt, meaning respectively the cliff, the wood, the island, and the grove of eagles, from the Anglo-Saxon erne, an eagle. Occasionally, however, it may be derived from arn, the Scottish for an alder tree.

Fearne is variant of Fairn. Parishes in counties Ross and Forfar.

Fearne is a variation of the Farn. The first syllable of several local surnames is the Anglo-Saxon frurn, fern, from the abundant growth of that plant. Hence Farnaby, Farnfold, Farnham, Farnwell, Farncombe, Farnsworth, Farndell, Farnden, Fernwold, Fernland. An island on the Northumberland coast.

The family name is variation of Farnes. Anglo-Saxon fernes; a desert or wilderness.