Farhad ( ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad, Ferhod or Ferhat, is a common Persian name for men used since the

Parthians Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemen ...

, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Variants of the name are also commonly found in other countries with historical Iranian influences such as

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and the

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Etymology

Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

''Frahād'' (in prht ''Frahāt''; in ''Phraatēs''), ultimately from

Old Iranian The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian language ...

*''fra-hāta''- "merited, obtained".Hübschmann, Armenische Grammatik.

D. N. MacKenzie David Neil MacKenzie FBA (8 April 1926 – 13 October 2001) was a scholar of Iranian languages. Biography Neil MacKenzie (he never used his given first name to be distinguished with his namesake father, David), by Desmond Durkin-Meisterern ...

, “Some Names from Nisa,” in Peredneaziatskiĭ sbornik IV: Drevnyaya isrednevekovaya istoriya i filologiya stran perednego i srednego vostoka, Moscow, 1986, pp. 105–15 (reprinted i
Idem, Iranica diversa, ed. C. G. Cereti and L. Paul, Rome, 1999, pp. 209–15
.

Places

Farhad, Nishapur Farhad (, as Farhād) is a village in Rivand Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West ...

– a village in Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *

Farhād Tarāsh The Farhād Tarāsh (), or Tarāsh-e Farhād, is a long smoothed rock surface on Mount Behistun in western Iran. Located near the famous Behistun Inscription, its height is around 30 meters and its width is around 200 meters. The retaining wall in ...

– a rockface on Mount Behistun, Iran *

Farkhad Dam The Farkhad Dam () (also known as Dam-16) is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Spitamen District, Spitamen in Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It is a part of the Naryn-Syr Darya Cascade. The dam is located on the territory of Tajikistan an ...

- hydroelectric plant at

border

Literature

Farhad (Persian literature) Farhād (, ) is a famous character in Persian literature and Persian mythology. The story of his love with Shirin is one of the most famous love stories in Persian culture. The most important work about him is Khosrow and Shirin by Persian poet ...

People with the given name Farhad

* Farhad I

Phraates I of Parthia Phraates I () was king of the Arsacid dynasty from 170/168 BC to 165/64 BC. He subdued the Mardians, conquered their territory in the Alborz mountains, and reclaimed Hyrcania from the Seleucid Empire. He died in 165/64 BC, and was succeeded by ...

c. 176–171 BC *

Farhad II Phraates II (also spelled Frahad II; ''Frahāt'') was king of the Parthian Empire from 132 BC to 127 BC. He was the son and successor of Mithridates I (). Because he was still very young when he came to the throne, his mother Rinnu initially ru ...

Phraates II of Parthia Phraates II (also spelled Frahad II; ''Frahāt'') was king of the Parthian Empire from 132 BC to 127 BC. He was the son and successor of Mithridates I (). Because he was still very young when he came to the throne, his mother Rinnu initially ru ...

c. 138–127 BC *

Farhad III Phraates III (also spelled Frahad III; ''Frahāt''), was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 69 BC to 57 BC. He was the son and successor of Sinatruces (). At Phraates III's accession, his empire could no longer be conside ...

Phraates III of Parthia Phraates III (also spelled Frahad III; ''Frahāt''), was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 69 BC to 57 BC. He was the son and successor of Sinatruces (). At Phraates III's accession, his empire could no longer be conside ...

c. 70–57 BC *

Farhad IV Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; ''Frahāt'') was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 37 to 2 BC. He was the son and successor of Orodes II (), and was given the throne after the death of his brother Pacorus I. Phraates IV soon murder ...

Phraates IV of Parthia Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; ''Frahāt'') was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 37 to 2 BC. He was the son and successor of Orodes II (), and was given the throne after the death of his brother Pacorus I. Phraates IV soon murder ...

c. 38–2 BC *

Farhad V Phraates V ( ''Frahāt''), also known by the diminutive version of his name, Phraataces (also spelled Phraatakes), was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. He was the younger son of Phraates IV () and Musa, who ruled with h ...

Phraates V of Parthia Phraates V ( ''Frahāt''), also known by the diminutive version of his name, Phraataces (also spelled Phraatakes), was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. He was the younger son of Phraates IV () and Musa, who ruled with h ...

(Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4 *

Farkhad Akhmedov Farkhad Teimurovich Akhmedov (, Russian: ''Фархад Теймурович Ахмедов;'' born 15 September 1955) is an Azerbaijani-Russian businessman and a former politician in Russia, departing his role in 2009. He is a former represe ...

(born 1955), Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin *

Farhad Aliyev Farhad Aliyev () is an Azerbaijani politician. He was born in 1963 in Azerbaijan. Early life Farhad Aliyev received his school education at Alar village in 1970–1980, where he was born. Having completed his secondary education with an honors ...

(born 1963), Azerbaijani politician *

Farhad Ahmed Kanchan Farhad Ahmed Kanchan () is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September ...

, Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter * Farhad Badalbeyli (born 1947), Azerbaijani pianist and composer * Farkhat Bazarov (born 1980), Russian footballer *

Farhad Daftary Farhad Daftary (; born 1938) is a Belgian-born Iranian-British Islamic scholar who is co-director and head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He was born in Brussels. Daftary rec ...

(born 1938), Ismaili scholar *

Farhad Darya Farhad Darya (Pashto/Dari: ; born 22 September 1962) is an Afghan singer, composer, music producer, and philanthropist. Active since the 1980s, Darya has been one of the most renowned and influential Afghan pop musicians of the modern era, contr ...

(born 1962), Afghan singer *

Farhad Fakhreddini Farhad Fakhreddini (; born 11 March 1938 in Gədəbəy, Azerbaijan) is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran's National Orchestra. He led Iran's Radio and Television Orchestra from 1973 to 1979. Fakhreddini has compose ...

(born 1938), Iranian composer * Farhad Hossain (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer * Farhad Hossain (born 1972), Bangladeshi academic and politician * Farhad Karibov (1952-2024), Azerbaijani lawyer and politician *

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi (; born 2 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which ...

(born 1959), Iranian football manager *

Farhad Khan Farhād Khān (, ), also known as Nizam-e-Zamanah () or Nizam-e-Zaman (), was a Mughal military strategist who had many positions throughout his life. He was the most well-known Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar, governing in the late 17th century duri ...

, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet and Chittagong * Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi, public protester in Chicago *

Farkhad Magametov Farkhad Magametov (born 11 January 1962 in the Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired football defender. Magametov is a former Uzbekistani international, who obtained a total number of 20 caps during his career, scoring no goals. Club career M ...

(born 1962), Uzbek footballer *

Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi (; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al Bataeh Club. He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a football player. He scored 2 important goal for A ...

(born 1976), Iranian footballer * Farhad Manjoo (born 1978), American journalist and author *

Farhad Mazhar Farhad Mazhar (; born 9 August 1947) is a Bangladeshi poet, philosopher, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist. In the aftermath of the recent mass uprising in Bangladesh, he also emerged as a vocal critic of the country's cons ...

(born 1947), Bangladeshi poet *

Farhad Mehrad Farhad Mehrad (20 January 1944 – 31 August 2002) was a popular Iranian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. He was a versatile musician who released the first English rock and roll album in Iran. Farhad gained fame among the Iranian r ...

(1944-2002), Iranian singer *

Farhad Moshiri Ardavan Farhad Moshiri (; born 18 May 1955) is a British-Iranian businessman based in Monaco. He is the former majority owner and board member of English Premier League team Everton, and is the former chairman of USM Holdings, a Russian holdin ...

(born 1955), British-Iranian businessman *

Farhad Rahbar Farhad Rahbar (; born 5 October 1959) is an Iranian economist, academic, full professor of interdisciplinary economics and was Aide to the President of Iran for Economic Affairs from 2021 to 2024. He was the former president and member of boar ...

(born 1959), Iranian politician *

Farhad Veliyev Farhad Valiyev (; born 1 November 1980) is a retired Azerbaijani football goalkeeper. Career Club On 3 June 2016, after 10-years with Qarabağ FK, Valiyev signed a one-year contract with Sumgayit FK. Valiyev retired in the summer 2019. Intern ...

(born 1980), Azerbaijani footballer *

Farhad Reza Farhad Reza (; born 16 June 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in July 2006 and is the first batsman from Bangladesh to score a half century on ODI debut. He is a right-handed middle ...

(born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer * Farhad Shetul, Bangladeshi hockey player * Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain (born 1971), Bangladeshi politician * Md. Forhad Hossain, Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor

People with the surname Farhad

Ariful Kabir Farhad Ariful Kabir Farhad (; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2006. International career In 1995, Farhad made his Bangladesh ...

(born 1980), Bangladeshi professional footballer *

Kamilla Farhad Kamilla Farhad (; born 18 January 1996) is an Azerbaijani tennis player. On 7 November 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 1141. On 10 October 2011, she peaked at world number 539 in the doubles rankings. Farhad made her ...

(born 1996), Azerbaijani tennis player *

Maria Farhad Maria Farhad (, born 2001) is an Iraqi model and beauty pageant titleholder who was named Miss Iraq 2021. She represented Iraq at the Miss World 2022 pageant in Puerto Rico. Early life Farhad was born to an ethnic Assyrian family in Qaraqosh, l ...

(born 2001), Iraqi beauty pageant winner * Md. Mazbauddin Farhad (born 1963), Bangladesh politician *

Mohamed Farhad Mohamed Farhad (18 sep 1999) is a Maldivian singer. Early life and career Farhad was born on 25 June 1982 in Th. Madifushi. Since childhood, he was exposed to music of several genres which leads him to perform in the stage shows held in some of ...

(born 1999), Maldivian singer * Mohammad Farhad (1938-1987), Bangladesh politician *

Massumeh Farhad Massumeh Farhad is an Iranian-born American curator, art historian, and author. She is the Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Asian A ...

, American curator and art historian * Sayed Farhad, Kuwaiti judoka * Zafrul Hasan Farhad (1953-2017), Bangladeshi politician

References

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