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Farah

/FAH-rah/ FeminineArabic

Meaning

Farah is a feminine name of Arabic origin meaning “joy”.

Farah is the Arabic word for joy, gladness in its purest form, and a given name across the Middle East and South Asia, elevated by Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran. English speakers often meet it through the unrelated spelling Farrah, made famous by Farrah Fawcett, whose name shares the same Arabic root.

Widespread in the Muslim world; both Farah and Farrah have charted in the US top 1000.

At a glance

Origin
Arabic
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/FAH-rah/
Themes
Joy

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Questions

  • Farah is a feminine name of Arabic origin meaning “joy”. Farah is the Arabic word for joy, gladness in its purest form, and a given name across the Middle East and South Asia, elevated by Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran.

  • Farah is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Widespread in the Muslim world; both Farah and Farrah have charted in the US top 1000.

  • The name Farah comes from Arabic. Farah is the Arabic word for joy, gladness in its purest form, and a given name across the Middle East and South Asia, elevated by Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran. English speakers often meet it through the unrelated spelling Farrah, made famous by Farrah Fawcett, whose name shares the same Arabic root.

  • Farah is pronounced FAH-rah.

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  3. Allegra FeminineItalian“cheerful, lively”
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  5. Asher MasculineHebrew“happy, blessed”
  6. Aviva FeminineHebrew“springtime”