Farah (name)

Farah, or Farrah, is a feminine given name in Arabic and Persian, among other languages.

Derived from the concept of Khvarenah (divine radiance, halo) in Zoroastrianism[dubious – discuss], it has more recently risen in popularity in the Anglosphere due to association with the American celebrities Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009) and Farrah Abraham (born 1991); the name Farrah was among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1976 and 1980, between 1987 and 1988, and again between 2010 and 2016.

[1][2][3] Farah (Arabic: فَرَح, faraḥ) is an Arabic female given name and sometimes male given name meaning "happiness, joy, gladness, gleefulness, joyful, joyfulness, merriment, rejoice" The name is based on the Arabic root ف ر ح (f-r-ḥ), variants from the root are: Farah (Arabic: فَرَح, faraḥ), the same as the Arabic meaning as mentioned above.

Farrah/ Khwarrah (Pahlavi: xwarrah) or Khvaraenah (Avestan: (Farah salman),xᵛarənah), in Avestan or Pahlavi meaning 'glory'.

The Avestan or Pahlavi word-name used in Zoroastrian texts or name and is completely different from the Arabic.