Farah
Farah is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Joy; happiness.
What Farah means
Joy; happiness.
Farah sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Farah comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Farah is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Farah?
In the girl name rankings we track, Farah falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Farah
Farah spans Joy, Happy and the Arabic tradition, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Farah
These share Farah's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sachiko — Child of happiness.
- Allegra — Joyful and lively.
- Bliss — Perfect joy.
- Joy — Great happiness and delight.
- Keisha — Joyful and favored.
- Makena — The happy one.
- Ayo — Joy.
- Tatum — Cheerful; brings joy.
- Thabo — Joy; happiness.
- Fatima — Captivating; one who abstains.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.