Gender Masculine Usage Persian Scripts فرهاد(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /fæɾ.ˈhɒːd/ Meaning & History From Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (Frahat) meaning "gained, earned" [1]. This was the name of several rulers of the Parthian Empire. Their names are often spelled Phraates after the Hellenized form Φραάτης.