Farah (name)
Farah or Farrah is an Arabic feminine and occasionally masculine given name.
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic: happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful,intelligent joyfulness, merriment, rejoice |
| Meaning | Happiness, joy |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Fareeha |
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Meaning
Farah has two origins, Middle Eastern and English.[1] The Middle Eastern name and its variants (Farrah, Ferrah, Fareeha, etc.) are based on the Arabic root ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ), which is the basis of words related to joy (e.g., فَرَح , faraḥ, "happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice"). Its English root derives from Farrer, a middle English term from Middlesex meaning ironworker, itself derived from French Ferreor.
People with the given name
Farah
- Abul Farah Faridi, Bangladeshi academic
- Farah Fath (born 1984), American actress
- Farah Damji (born 1966), British criminal
- Farah Ali Jama, Somali economist and politician
- Farah Khan (born 1965), Indian choreographer and director
- Farah Mendlesohn, British academic
- Farah Naaz Hashmi (fl. 1984), Indian actress
- Farah Pahlavi (born 1938), Iranian empress consort
- Farah Shah, Pakistani actress and host
Farrah
- Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), American actress
- Farrah Franklin (born 1981), American singer
- Farrah Forke (born 1968), American actress
- Farrah Hall (born 1981), American sports sailor
- Farrah Moan (born 1993), American drag queen and entertainer
- Farrah Yousef (born 1989), Syrian singer
People with the surname
Farah
- Abdulrahim Abby Farah (1919–2018), Somali diplomat and politician
- Cynthia Farah (born 1949), American writer and photographer
- Elias Farah (1928-2013), Syrian writer and thinker
- Joseph Farah (born 1954), American journalist and writer
- Kenza Farah (born 1986), French-Algerian singer
- Martha Farah (born 1955), American psychologist
- Mo Farah (born 1983), Somali-British track and field athlete
- Nuruddin Farah (born 1945), Somali writer
- Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian rugby league footballer
- Robert Farah, Colombian tennis player
Farrah
- Georges Farrah (born 1957), Canadian politician
- Pat Farrah, American retail executive
- Shamek Farrah (fl. 1972), American saxophone player
Fictional characters
- Farah, a character in the American television series Sleeper Cell, played by Sarah Shahi
- Farah Black, a character in the American television series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, played by Jade Eshete
- Farah, a character in the video game series Prince of Persia
- Farah Oersted, a character in the video game Tales of Eternia
- Fareeha a character in the videogame Overwatch
- Farah, a character in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
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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
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