Faryal ( ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; also anglicized as Farial or Ferial) is a feminine given name of
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
origin used throughout the
Muslim world
The terms Islamic world and Muslim world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam or to societies in which Islam is ...
.
It is a compound of the Persian words () meaning 'splendour' and () meaning 'neck'. The overall meaning of this name is thus 'the one with a beautiful neck, good neck'.
Women with this given name include:
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Ferial Qadin
Ferial Qadin ( ; ; died 21 February 1902) was a consort to Ismail Pasha, and mother to their son Fuad I of Egypt.
Background
She married Ismail Pasha, and gave birth to the future King Fuad I on 26 March 1868 in the Giza Palace. Ismail was depo ...
(died 1902), consort to Ismail Pasha
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Farial of Egypt
Princess Ferial (also spelled Farial, Feryal, ; 17 November 1938 – 29 November 2009) was the eldest child of Egypt's penultimate monarch, King Farouk.
Early life
Ferial was born on 17 November 1938. At the time of her birth, King Farouk was ...
(1938–2009), princess
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Faryal (actress) (born 1945), actress of Indian and Syrian descent
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Faryal Gohar (born 1959), Pakistani actress
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Faryal Talpur (born 1958), Pakistani politician
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Faryal Mehmood, Pakistani-American actress
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Faryal Makhdoom
Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022. Born and raised in Bolton, Khan began to box competitively at the age of 11. He rose to fame during the 2004 Summer Olympics, where h ...
, wife of Amir Khan
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Ferial Govashiri
Ferial Govashiri (born 1982/1983) is an Iranian-American political aide who served as the Personal Secretary to U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House from May 2014 through January 20, 2017. Govashiri is currently Chief of Staff to the Ch ...
, Iranian-American political aide
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Ferial Karim
Ferial Karim (; 16 April 1938 – 4 July 1988) was a Lebanese actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India 1962 and represented India at Miss World 1962. Ferial was introduced to show b ...
(1938–1988), Lebanese actress
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Ferial Ashraff (born 1953), Sri Lankan politician
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Ferial Haffajee (born 1967), South African journalist
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Ferial Salhi (born 1967), Algerian fencer
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Ferial Alibali (1933–2011), Albanian stage actress
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Ferial Ghazoul
Ferial Jabouri Ghazoul is an Iraqi scholar, critic, and translator. She was educated in Iraq, Lebanon, Britain, France, and the USA. She obtained her PhD in comparative literature from Columbia University in 1978. Currently, she is chair and profe ...
, Iraqi scholar
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Feryal Abdelaziz (born 1999), Egyptian karateka
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Feryal Clark (born 1979), British politician
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Feryal Özel (born 1975), Turkish-American astrophysicist
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Pakistani feminine given names
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