Farah (name)
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic: happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice |
| Meaning | Ironworker, blacksmith; Happiness, joy |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Farrah |
Farah or Farrah is an Arabic feminine and occasionally masculine given name.
Meaning
It 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.
Given name
Farah
- Farah Fath, American soap opera actress
- Farah Damji, British criminal
- Farah Holt, British model
- Farah Hussain, Pakistani actress and presenter
- Farah Ali Jama, Somali economist and politician
- Farah Khan, Indian choreographer and director
- Farah Khan, Indonesian/Malaysian fashion designer and owner of the fashion label Farah Khan (company)
- Farah (actress), Farah Naaz, a Bollywood actress of 1980s
- Farah Pahlavi (born 1938), née Dibah, the last Empress of Iran
- Farah Shah, Pakistani actress and host
Farrah
- Farrah Abraham (born 1991), American reality television personality
- Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), American actress
- Farrah Franklin (born 1981), American singer, former member of Destiny's Child
- 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
Surname
Farah
- Abdulrahim Abby Farah (1919–2018), Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 1979-1990 and Somali diplomat and politician
- Elias Farah (1928-2013), Arabian philosopher and ideologue of the Ba'ath Party
- Joseph Farah, an American journalist and prominent conservative
- Kenza Farah, French rap/R&B singer
- Martha Farah, psychologist
- Mo Farah (born 1983), Somali-born British international track and field athlete
- Nuruddin Farah, award-winning Somali writer
- Robbie Farah, Australian rugby league footballer
Farrah
- Georges Farrah (born 1957) is a Canadian politician from Quebec
- Hussein Mohamed Farrah (born 1962), Somali politician and son of Mohamed Farrah Aidid
- Pat Farrah, 20th century American retail executive
- Shamek Farrah, American alto saxophone player
Fictional characters
- Princess Farah, a character in the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time video game trilogy
- 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
- Pharah, a character in the Overwatch video game
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Farah for articles on persons with this first name
- All pages with titles beginning with Farrah for articles on persons with this first name
- All pages with titles beginning with Ferreh for articles on persons with this first name
- All pages with titles beginning with Fareeha for articles on persons with this first name
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