Farah (name)
| Farah | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Faarah (for Male), Farah (for Female) |
| Gender | Female or Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Iran and Britain |
| Meaning | "joy", "splendor", "happiness", "traveller" and "mirth" |
| Region of origin | Greater Iran and England |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Farrah |
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Farah (also spelled Ferrah, Farrah)
Given name
- Farah Fath, American soap opera actress
- Farah Khan, Indonesian/Malaysian fashion designer
- Farah Holt, British model
- Farah Pahlavi (born 1938), née Dibah, the last Empress of Iran
- Farah (actress), a Bollywood actress of 80s
- Farah Ali Jama, Somali economist and politician
- Farah Hussain, Pakistani actress and presenter
- Farah Khan, Indian choreographer and director
Surname
- Joseph Farah, an American journalist and prominent conservative
- Kenza Farah, French rap/R&B singer
- Martha Farah, psychologist
- Mo Farah, Somali-born British international track and field athlete
- Nuruddin Farah, award-winning Somali writer
- Robbie Farah, Australian rugby league footballer
Similar names
- Farrah Fawcett, an American actress
- Farrah Abraham, an American actress
Fictional characters
- Princess Farah, a character in the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time video game trilogy
- Farah Oersted, a character from the Tales of Eternia video game
- Farah, a character in the American television series Sleeper Cell
Notes
The origin of the name Farrah is the Avestan Khvarenah or khwarenah (xᵛarənah).
In the Iranian languages of the middle period, the word is also attested as Bactrian far(r)o, Khotanese pharra, Parthian farh, Sogdian f(a)rn, and Ossetic farnae and farn, though in these languages the word does not necessarily signify "glory" or "fortune": In Buddhism, Sogdian farn and Khotanese pharra signified a "position of a Buddha," that is, with "dignity" or "high position." This meaning subsequently passed into Tocharian. In Manicheanism, Sogdian frn signified "luck" and was a designator of the "first luminary". Manichean Parthian farh again signifies "glory." In Scytho-Sarmatian and Alan culture, Digoron Ossetic farnae and Iron Ossetic farn signified "peace, happiness, abundance, fortune."
The term also appears as a borrowing in Armenian pʿarkʿ, but with a greater range of meaning than in Iranian languages.
See also
- All pages beginning with "Farah" for articles on persons with this first name