Farnell is a surname, thought to originate from "Fern Hill".
It is most common in the English county of Yorkshire. Notable people with the surname include:
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Anthony Farnell
Anthony Farnell (born 1978), known as the Woodhouse Warrior, was born in Manchester and grew up in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. He is a former WBU middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
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(born 1978), English boxer
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George Stanley Farnell
George Stanley Farnell, MA Oxon. (1861–95), was a classical scholar, educator and writer known for his authorship of paedagogical materials, his controversial headmastership of Victoria College, Jersey where he employed corporal punishment, ...
(1861–95), classical scholar and educator, brother of Lewis Richard, below
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James Farnell (1825–1888), Australian politician
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Lewis Richard Farnell
Lewis Richard Farnell FBA (1856–1934) was a classical scholar and Oxford academic, where he served as Vice-Chancellor from 1920 to 1923. George Stanley Farnell in the inscription of the 1896 edition of the first volume of the first edition of ...
(1856–1934), Oxford classical scholar
See also
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Farnell, Angus, Scotland
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Farnell (cocktail)
A Farnell is a cocktail made with Jack Daniel's whiskey or often with whiskey from the High West Distillery mixed with lemonade. The drink is usually served in an old-fashioned glass or a Collins glass with ice, and it is considered a lighter ...
, a drink first served in Park City, Utah
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Premier Farnell, British electronic component distributor
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J. K. Farnell
John Kirby Farnell or J. K. Farnell was a London company which manufactured the first British teddy bear in 1906.
Beginnings and endings
Founded in Notting Hill, the firm was started in 1840 by a silk merchant, John Kirby Farnell, and made items ...
, English manufacturing company best known for soft toys
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Farrell (disambiguation)
Farrell (anglicization of the Irish ''Ó Fearghail'') is a surname and may refer to:
* Farrell (surname)
* Farrell Lines, shipping company (acquired by Maersk)
* Farrell, Nevada, an American city
* Farrell, Pennsylvania, an American city
* Farre ...
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Farwell (disambiguation) Farwell may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Farwell, Michigan
* Farwell, Minnesota
* Farwell, Nebraska
* Farwell, Pennsylvania
* Farwell, Texas
Other uses
* Farwell (surname)
See also
* Adams-Farwell
The Adams Company is an American ...
References
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