Meaning, origin and history of the name Farah

Gender Feminine & Masculine

Scripts فرح(Arabic, Persian, Urdu)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈfa.raħ/(Arabic) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "joy, happiness" in Arabic, from the root فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

VariantsFareeha, Fariha, Farrah(Arabic)

Other Languages & CulturesFərəh(Azerbaijani) Faarax(Somali) Furaha(Swahili) Feriha(Turkish)

Same SpellingFərəh

youthful formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange simple serious