Farah (name)

Farah is an Arabic feminine given name.

Meaning

It has two origins, Middle Eastern and English.^[1] The Middle Eastern name and its variants (Farrah, Ferrah, Fareeha, etc.) are based on the Arabic root ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ), which is the basis of words related to joy (e.g., فَرَح , faraḥ, "happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice"). Its English root derives from Farrer, a middle English term from Middlesex meaning ironworker, itself derived from French Ferreor.

Given name

• Farah Fath, American soap opera actress
• Farah Holt, British model
• Farah Pahlavi (born 1938), née Dibah, the last Empress of Iran
• Farah (actress), a Bollywood actress of 80s
• Farah Ali Jama, Somali economist and politician
• Farah Hussain, Pakistani actress and presenter
• Farah Khan, Indian choreographer and director
• Farah Khan, Indonesian/Malaysian fashion designer and owner of the fashion label Farah Khan (company)

Surname

• Elias Farah (1928-2013), Arabian philosopher and ideologue of the Ba'ath Party
• Joseph Farah, an American journalist and prominent conservative
• Kenza Farah, French rap/R&B singer
• Martha Farah, psychologist
• Mo Farah (born 1983), Somali-born British international track and field athlete
• Nuruddin Farah, award-winning Somali writer
• Robbie Farah, Australian rugby league footballer

Fictional characters

• Princess Farah, a character in the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time video game trilogy
• Farah, a character in the American television series Sleeper Cell
• Pharah, a character in the video game Overwatch

See also

• All pages beginning with "Farah" for articles on persons with this first name

References