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This name is rare, but has traditionally been given to English babies with Cornish roots. Occasionally it is used for boys as well. The name also shot up during the tide of hippie names -- its being a place name did it some sort of advantage then.

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"Recorded as Farren, Farian, Farran, Varian, Varran, Varren, Verran, Veryan, Verryan, Verring, Verrion, and others, this is a surname of at least three possible origins. It may be Olde English, Old French or Gaelic Irish and can either originate from the medieval "farhyne", which is either an occupational name for an oxherd, from the pre 7th century word "fearr", meaning a bull and "hine", a servant, or as a nickname from "faeger", meaning handsome, and "hine", as before. The second is a variant of Farrant which is either a nickname for a person with grey hair or the Old French personal name Ferrant, a form of Ferdinand. The third possible source is from the Gaelic surname O' Farachain, "forcha", meaning a bolt of lightning!" -- from http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=veryan

Veryan is the name of a village in Cornwall.

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Veryan Pappin, Scottish field hockey player (male)

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