Farhad ( fa, فرهاد ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the

Parthians Parthian may be: Historical * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery skill famously employed by ...

, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC.

Etymology

Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from Middle Persian ''Frahād'' (in xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 prht ''Frahāt''; in grc, Φραάτης ''Phraatēs''), ultimately from Old Iranian *''fra-hāta''- "merited, obtained".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 i
Idem, Iranica diversa, ed. C. G. Cereti and L. Paul, Rome, 1999, pp. 209–15
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Places

* Farhad, Nishapur – a village in Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Farhād Tarāsh – a rockface on Mount Behistun, Iran

Literature

* Farhad (Persian literature)

People with the given name Farhad

* 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 ( xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''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 ...

Phraates V of Parthia (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4 *

Farkhad Akhmedov Farkhad Teimurovich Akhmedov ( az, Fərhad Teymur oğlu Əhmədov, Russian: ''Фархад Теймурович Ахмедов;'' born 15 September 1955) is an Azerbaijani businessman and a former politician in Russia, departing his role in 20 ...

, Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin * Farhad Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician * Farhad Badalbeyli, Azerbaijani pianist and composer * Farkhat Bazarov, Russian footballer * Farhad Daftary, Ismaili scholar * Farhad Darya, Afghan singer *

Farhad Fakhreddini Farhad Fakhreddini ( fa, فرهاد فخرالدینی; born 11 March 1938 in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan) is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra. He led Iran's Radio and Television Orchestra from 19 ...

, Iranian composer * Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager * Farhad Khan, Mughal Indian 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 Farhad Moshiri ( fa, اردوان فرهاد ﻣﺸﻴﺮى; born 18 May 1955) is a British-Iranian businessman based in Monaco. He is the chairman and a shareholder of USM, a diversified Russian holding company with significant interests acros ...

, British-Iranian businessman * Farhad Rahbar, Iranian politician * Farhad Veliyev, Azerbaijani footballer

People with the surname Farhad

* Ariful Kabir Farhad, Bangladeshi professional footballer * Kamilla Farhad, Azerbaijani tennis player *

Maria Farhad Maria Farhad ( ar, ماريا فرهاد, born 2001) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was named Miss Iraq 2021. She represented Iraq at the Miss World 2021 pageant in Puerto Rico in 2022. Early life Farhad was born to an Assyrian family in ...

, Iraqi beauty pageant winner *

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 ...

, Maldivian singer *

Mohammad Farhad Mohammad Farhad (July 5, 1938 – October 9, 1987), popularly known as "Comrade Farhad", was a guerrilla force commander during the Bangladesh independence war, and the President of Communist Party of Bangladesh and a member of Bangladesh Pa ...

, Bangladesh politician *

Massumeh Farhad Massumeh Farhad is an 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 Art. She is ...

, American curator and art historian * Sayed Farhad, Kuwaiti judoka *

Shirin Farhad Shirin Farhad or Shirin Farhaad may refer to: * A version of the classic Persian story of Khosrow and Shirin * ''Shirin Farhad'' (1931 film), an Indian musical film directed by J.J. Madan, the second Indian film with sound * ''Shirin Farhad'' (19 ...

, disambiguation page * Zafrul Hasan Farhad, Bangladeshi politician

References

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