Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element -fara-, for example Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
This name is derived either from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel". It can be a short form of names like Faramund and Farahild.