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فَخْرِي
Fakhri
FAKH-ree
“Of pride; honorary.”
About Fakhri
Fakhri is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "of pride; honorary" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-خ-ر meaning 'pride, honor'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Fakhry
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Fakhri is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Fakhri
- What does the name Fakhri mean?
- Fakhri (فَخْرِي) means "Of pride; honorary". From the Arabic root ف-خ-ر meaning 'pride, honor'.
- Is Fakhri a name from the Qur'an?
- Fakhri does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Fakhri a boy or a girl name?
- Fakhri is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Fakhri come from?
- Fakhri is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-Kh-R.
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