Farid
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Middle Eastern |
| Meaning | Unique |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Farid, Fareed, Ferid, Ferit |
| Nickname(s) | Farid |
| Derived | Fard "Unique" |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Farid (Arabic: فَرِيد fariyd, farīd), also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an Arabic masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, singular ("the One"), incomparable".[1] For many communities, including in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa, and South East Asia, the name Fareed is common across generations.
Given name[edit]
Farid[edit]
- Farid Abboud, Lebanese Ambassador
- Farid F. Abraham, scientist
- Farid Alakbarli, Azerbaijani researcher
- Farid Azarkan (born 1971), Dutch politician of Moroccan descent
- Farid al-Atrash (1910-1974), Syrian Egyptian singer, music composer, and actor
- Farid ad-Din Attar, Iranian Sufi poet
- Farid Bang (born Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui in 1986), German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent
- Farid Yu Darvishsefat, Japanese baseball player of Iranian descent
- Farid Esack, South African anti-apartheid activist and Muslim scholar
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar, 12th-century Punjabi Muslim mystic
- Farid Ghadry, Syrian political activist
- Farid Kamil, Malaysian male model turned actor
- Farid Khan, birth name of Sher Shah Suri, king of the Sur Empire in present-day India
- Farid Mansurov, Azerbaijani wrestler
- Farid Mukhametshin, Tatarstani politician
- Farid Raphaël (1933–2014), Lebanese economist and banker
- Farid Shawki, Egyptian actor
- Farid Stino, Middle Eastern businessman
- Farid Suleman, American businessman
- Farid Talhaoui, Moroccan football player
- Farid Naif, Ulu Tiram Black Metal
- Awang Farid Ismail, Malaysian Teacher / Educator
Fahrid[edit]
- Fahrid Murray Abraham, actor
Fareed[edit]
- Fareed Ahmad (cricketer) (born 1994), Afghan cricketer
- Fareed Ahmad (field hockey) (born 1989), Pakistani field hockey player
- Fareed Ahmed (born 1989), Pakistani field hockey player
- Fareed Ayaz, Pakistani qawwal
- Fareed Ebrahim (born 1998), Egyptian born Qatari footballer
- Fareed Haque, American jazz guitarist
- Fareed Lafta, Iraqi pilot and athlete
- Fareed Majeed (born 1986), Iraqi footballer
- Fareed Parbati (1961-2011), Indian Urdu language poet and writer
- Fareed Sadat (born 1998), Afghan footballer
- Fareed Zakaria (born 1964), American journalist and commentator
- Fareed Zargar, Afghan cricketer
- Farid al-Atrash, Famous Arabic singer
Ferid[edit]
- Ferid Berberi (born 1946), Albanian sportsman and weightlifter
- Férid Boughedir (born 1944), Tunisian film director and screenwriter
- Ferid Chouchane (born 1973), Tunisian footballer
- Ferid Džanić (1918–1943), Bosniak soldier during World War II
- Ferid Idrizović (born 1982), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
- Ferid Imam, Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen who is believed to have provided military training to al Qaeda jihadists in Pakistan
- Ferid Matri, Swiss-Tunisian-Italian footballer
- Ferid Muhić (born 1943), Bosnian-Herzegovinian administrator and President of the Bosniak Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Ferid Murad (born 1936), Albanian physician and pharmacologist, co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- Ferid Radeljaš (born 1959), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
- Ferid Rragami (born 1957), Albanian footballer
Middle name[edit]
Fareed[edit]
- Ibrahim Fareed Didi, a prince, son of Sultan Abdul Majeed Didi and Princess consort Famuladeyrige Didi and the brother of King Muhammad Fareed Didi of Maldives.
- Muhammad Fareed Didi (1901–1969), a king. Son of the Sultan Prince Abdul Majeed Didi was the last Sultan of Maldives and the first Maldivian monarch to assume the title of King
Ferid[edit]
- Damat Ferid Pasha (1853–1923), Ottoman liberal statesman, who held the office of Grand Vizier, the de facto prime minister of the Ottoman Empire
- Mehmed Ferid Pasha (1851-1914), Ottoman statesman of ethnic Albanian background. He served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1903-1908)
Surname[edit]
Farid[edit]
- Baba Farid or Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Punjabi Sufi saint
- Ibn al-Farid, Arab poet
- Jasmin Farid (born 1992), Swedish politician
- Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Siraiki poet
- Mariam Mamdouh Farid (born 1998), Qatari athlete
- Mohammad Farid, Egyptian politician
Fareed[edit]
- Ahmed Fareed, American studio host and sports reporter
- Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, American rapper also known as Q-Tip
- Donald Fareed, Iranian born American Christian tele-evangelist
- Kamaal Fareed (born 1970), American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and DJ better known as Q-Tip and also The Abstract
- Morad Fareed (born 1979), Palestinian-American entrepreneur
- Muneer Fareed (born 1956), Muslim scholar and the former secretary general of ISNA (Islamic Society of North America)
- Vala Fareed (born 1975),Iraqi-Kurdish politician, Minister of State for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and previously the first female speaker of the legislature
Faried[edit]
- Kenneth Faried, American professional basketball player
Fictional[edit]
- Farid, character in the book Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- Ferid Egan, Commander of the Queen's Knights in the video game Suikoden V
- Farid, character in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Ferid Bathory, character in the manga Owari no Seraph
- Farid, character in the book The Kite Runner
See also[edit]
- Farida (given name), the feminine form of the name
- Faridi, an Indian given name
References[edit]
- ^ Sung Ock Lee (2011). A Cultural Comparative Study on the Self-Identification of Maronites in Lebanon and Assyrians in Iraq (PDF) (PhD thesis). Lebanese University. p. 138.
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