Farah
Genderfeminine
Origin
Word/nameArabic, English, Irish, Persian,and Urdu
happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, intelligent joyfulness, merriment, rejoice
MeaningRadiance, happiness, joy
Other names
Variant form(s)Fareeha
Actress Farrah Fawcett in 1977.
Reality television personality Farrah Abraham.

Farah or Farrah is a feminine and occasionally masculine given name in Arabic, Persian or Urdu, derived from the concept of the Khvarenah (divine radiance, halo). It rose in usage in the Anglosphere due to associations with the American actress and model Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), and American reality television personality Farrah Abraham (born 1991). The name Farrah was among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1976 and 1980, between 1987 and 1988, and again between 2010 and 2016. [1] [2] [3]

Arabic

Farah (Arabic: فَرَح , faraḥ) is an Arabic female given name and sometimes male given name meaning "happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice"


The name is based on the Arabic root ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ), variants from the root are:

Persian

Farah (Arabic: فَرَح , faraḥ), the same as the Arabic meaning as mentioned above.

Farrah/ Khwarrah (Pahlavi: xwarrah) or Khvaraenah (Avestan: xᵛarənah), in Avestan or Pahlavi meaning 'glory'. The Avestan or Pahlavi word-name used in Zoroastrian texts or name and is completely different from the Arabic.

People with the nickname

People with the given name

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People with the surname

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Fictional characters

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Farah for articles on persons with this given name
  • All pages with titles beginning with Farrah for articles on persons with this given name
  • Pharah, a character in the Overwatch video game

References

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