Farrell

American  

[far-uhl] / ˈfær əl /

noun

1. Eileen, 1920–2002, U.S. soprano.

2. Suzanne Roberta Sue Ficker, born 1945, U.S. ballerina.

3. James T(homas), 1904–79, U.S. novelist.

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Farrell British  

/ ˈfærəl /

noun

1. Colin (James) . born 1976, Irish film actor; he appeared in the TV series Ballykissangel before starring in the films Tigerland (2000), Minority Report (2002), Alexander (2004), and In Bruges (2008)

2. J ( ames ) G ( ordon ) 1935–79, British novelist: author of Troubles (1970), The Siege of Krishnapur (1973), and The Singapore Grip (1978)

3. James T ( homas ) 1904–79, US writer. His works include the trilogy Young (1932), The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan (1934), and Judgment Day (1935)

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Example Sentences

Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

“One of the best things we can do for safety is have an abundance of population,” said Farrell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Farrell eschews owning data centers, preferring AI-adjacent exposure through power generation, reasoning that markets underappreciate data centers’ high risk for technology obsolescence.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“These operations that we’re running today are real,” said Jim Farrell, senior vice president of supply chain at PepsiCo’s North American beverages division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“As the time interval grew smaller and changed from minutes to seconds, the tension increased by leaps and bounds,” recalled General Farrell.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin