What is "farris"

Farris is a 20 km long fresh water moraine-dammed lake near the Norwegian coastal town Larvik. The lake would have been a salt water fjord had it not been dammed by an end moraine left by the latest ice age. Farris is drinking water reservoir for some 170,000 people. The largest island in the lake is Bjørnøya.

Farris is a brand of mineral water produced in Larvik. It is Norway's oldest and by a distance best-selling bottled water. It has been mentioned in the literature as having positive health effect.

Farris may refer to:

• An occupation, see blacksmith
• Farris (surname), a surname of people named after the occupation
• Lake Farris, near Larvik in Norway
• Farris (mineral water), a mineral water named after Lake Farris
• Farris, Minnesota
• Farris, Oklahoma
• Farris Center, arena at the University of Central Arkansas
• Dub Farris Athletic Complex, sporting complex in San Antonio, Texas

Notable persons with the surname Farris include:

• Amy Farris (1968-2009), American fiddler
• Barbara Farris (born 1976), American basketball player
• Christine King Farris (born 1927), American educator and civil rights activist
• Darren Farris (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
• Dionne Farris (born 1968), American singer
• Eric Farris (born 1986), American baseball player
• Hazel Farris (c. 1880-1906), American alleged murderer
• Ion Farris (1878-1934), American politician
• Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., American civil rights leader
• Jack K. Farris (born 1934), American general
• James Farris (died 1995), American murder victim
• Jimmy Farris (born 1978), American football player
• John Farris (born 1936), American writer
• John Lauchlan Farris (1911 - 1986), Canadian lawyer and judge
• John Wallace de Beque Farris (1878-1970), Canadian politician
• Joseph Jerome Farris (born 1930), American judge
• Joshua Farris (born 1995), American figure skater
• Katie Farris, American writer
• Kendrick Farris (born 1986), American weightlifter
• Kris Farris (born 1977), American football player
• Laughlin Farris (1843-1925), Canadian politician
• Lindsay Farris (born 1985), Australian actor
• Mark Farris (born 1975), American football and baseball player
• Maude Farris-Luse (1887-2002), American supercentenarian
• Meg Farris (born 1958), American journalist
• Michael Farris (lawyer) (born 1951), American lawyer
• Mike Farris (musician) (born ca. 1968), American musician
• Ralph Farris (born 1970), American violist
• Suzanne Farris (murder victim) (died 1966), American murder victim
• Tom Farris (1920-2002), American football player
• Vera King Farris (1938-2009), American college administrator
• Victor Farris, American inventor