Gender Masculine
Scripts فريد(Arabic) فرید(Persian, Urdu) ফরিদ(Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. /fa.ˈriːd/(Arabic) /fæ.ˈɾiːd/(Persian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "unique, precious" in Arabic, derived from فرد (farada) meaning "to be unique, to be alone" [1]. This was the name of a 13th-century Persian poet.

Related Names

VariantsFareed(Arabic) Fareed(Urdu)
Feminine FormsFarida(Arabic) Farideh(Persian) Farida(Urdu) Farida(Bengali)
Other Languages & CulturesFərid(Azerbaijani) Farit(Bashkir) Ferid(Bosnian) Farit(Tatar) Ferit(Turkish)
Same SpellingFərid

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Sources & References

  1. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 823.
Entry updated October 6, 2024