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فَرَح
Farah
FA-rah
“Joy, happiness.”
About Farah
Farah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "joy, happiness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-ر-ح meaning 'to rejoice'. The plain noun for joy, given as a wish that a daughter's life be glad.
Very common across the Levant, Egypt, and the Gulf; Ferah in Turkish.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Farrah, Ferah
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 Farah is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Farah
- What does the name Farah mean?
- Farah (فَرَح) means "Joy, happiness". From the Arabic root ف-ر-ح meaning 'to rejoice'. The plain noun for joy, given as a wish that a daughter's life be glad.
- Is Farah a name from the Qur'an?
- Farah 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 Farah a boy or a girl name?
- Farah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Farah come from?
- Farah is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-R-Ḥ. Very common across the Levant, Egypt, and the Gulf; Ferah in Turkish.
- How is Farah spelled?
- Farah is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (فَرَح) is also written Farrah and Ferah. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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