What is "fahr"

Fahr \Fahr.\ adj. [abbrev.] an abbreviation of Fahrenheit; -- used in designating temperatures; as, 72[deg] Fahr. Used as an alternative to celsius.

Syn: fahrenheit, f., F.

Fahr is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Jerry Fahr (1924–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season
• Julius Fahr, Canadian businessman
• Karl Theodor Fahr (1877–1945), German pathologist who was born in Pirmasens of the Rhineland-Palatinate
• Otto Fahr (1892–1969), German backstroke swimmer, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics