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Farideh is a Farsi (Persian) girl's name. Farydeh is an alternate transliteration. The most reliable source I found for the meaning was a list of Iranian names compiled by an Iranian woman at Penn State University, which says that it means "unique" or "precious." (Here's a link to the website: http://cleo.lcs.psu.edu/girl_names.html) FarsiDic, the online Farsi-English dictionary also gives the meaning "unique" or "precious pearl", so that seems to be the most accurate.

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It's a beautiful name. Is your friend Iranian? If not, does she know how her parents found the name?

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~ Caitlín

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