Farhad (Persian: فرهاد farhād), also spelt Ferhaad, Ferhod or Ferhat, is a common Persian name for men used since the Parthians, 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 Bangladesh, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Xinjiang autonomous region of China.
| Pronunciation | fæɾˈhɒːd |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Persian origin, also used in Turkic languages |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Iranian |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Phraates, Ferhad, Ferhat, Farkhad, Farrad, Forhad |
Etymology
editModern Persian name Farhād (فرهاد) is derived from Middle Persian Frahād (in Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 prht Frahāt; in Ancient Greek: Φραάτης Phraatēs), ultimately from Old Iranian *fra-hāta- "merited, obtained".[1][2]
Places
edit- Farhad, Nishapur – a village in Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Farhād Tarāsh – a rockface on Mount Behistun, Iran
- Farkhad Dam - hydroelectric plant at Tajikistan/Uzbekistan border
Literature
editPeople with the given name Farhad
edit- Farhad I Phraates I of Parthia c. 176–171 BC
- Farhad II Phraates II of Parthia c. 138–127 BC
- Farhad III Phraates III of Parthia c. 70–57 BC
- Farhad IV Phraates IV of Parthia c. 38–2 BC
- Farhad V Phraates V of Parthia (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4
- Farkhad Akhmedov, Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin
- Farhad Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician
- Farhad Ahmed Kanchan, Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter
- Farhad Badalbeyli, Azerbaijani pianist and composer
- Farkhat Bazarov, Russian footballer
- Farhad Daftary, Ismaili scholar
- Farhad Darya, Afghan singer
- Farhad Fakhreddini, Iranian composer
- Farhad Hossain, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Farhad Hossain, Bangladeshi academic and politician
- Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager
- Farhad Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet and Chittagong
- Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi, public protester in Chicago
- Farkhad Magametov, Uzbek footballer
- Farhad Majidi, Iranian footballer
- Farhad Manjoo, American journalist and author
- Farhad Mazhar, Bangladeshi poet
- Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer
- Farhad Moshiri, British-Iranian businessman
- Farhad Rahbar, Iranian politician
- Farhad Veliyev, Azerbaijani footballer
- Farhad Reza, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Farhad Shetul, Bangladeshi hockey player
- Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain, Bangladeshi politician
- Md. Forhad Hossain, Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor
People with the surname Farhad
edit- Ariful Kabir Farhad, Bangladeshi professional footballer
- Kamilla Farhad, Azerbaijani tennis player
- Maria Farhad, Iraqi beauty pageant winner
- Md. Mazbauddin Farhad, Bangladesh politician
- Mohamed Farhad, Maldivian singer
- Mohammad Farhad, Bangladesh politician
- Massumeh Farhad, American curator and art historian
- Sayed Farhad, Kuwaiti judoka
- Zafrul Hasan Farhad, Bangladeshi politician
See also
edit- Shirin Farhad, disambiguation page
- Phraates, the name of 5 kings in the Arsacid Empire
- Aphrahat, 3rd-century Syriac Christian monk and ascetic
References
edit- ^ "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Hübschmann, Armenische Grammatik. D. N. MacKenzie, “Some Names from Nisa,” in Peredneaziatskiĭ sbornik IV: Drevnyaya isrednevekovaya istoriya i filologiya stran perednego i srednego vostoka, Moscow, 1986, pp. 105–15 (reprinted in Idem, Iranica diversa, ed. C. G. Cereti and L. Paul, Rome, 1999, pp. 209–15).