Farah

See also: farah

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfærə/, /ˈfɛərə/ (usually)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrɑx/ (rare, approaching the Arabic)

Proper noun

Farah (plural Farahs)

1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A female given name from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farah is the 5203^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6718 individuals. Farah is most common among Black/African American (48.33%) and White (42.13%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian فراه (farâh).

Proper noun

Farah

2. A province of Afghanistan.
4. The provincial capital of Farah Province, Afghanistan.

Translations

city in Afghanistan

• Bengali: ফরাহ (fôrah)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法拉 (zh) (Fǎlā)

• Persian: فراه (farâh)

province of Afghanistan

• Bengali: ফরাহ (fôrah)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法拉省 (Fǎlāshěng)

• Persian: فراه (farâh)

Anagrams

• Rafah

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ʁa/, /fa.ʁah/

Proper noun

Farah f

1. a female given name from Arabic