Is Fares a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Fares is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Fares a boy or a girl name?

Fares is traditionally a boy's name.

Where does the name Fares come from?

Fares is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-R-S.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

فَارِس

Fares

FAA-res

“Knight, horseman.”

About Fares

Fares is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "knight, horseman", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ف-ر-س. The literal meaning is 'horseman' but figuratively 'gallant warrior'.

Spellings of Fares

فَارِس is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Faresthe spelling used on this page	14	1,670
Faris	109	200

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ف ر سF-R-S

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Fares is one such word.

How to say it

FAA·res

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Fares

What does the name Fares mean?: Fares (فَارِس) means "Knight, horseman". From the Arabic root ف-ر-س. The literal meaning is 'horseman' but figuratively 'gallant warrior'.
Is Fares a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Fares is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Fares a boy or a girl name?: Fares is traditionally a boy's name.
Where does the name Fares come from?: Fares is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-R-S.

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