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 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) was born in London in 1926 an ...

, “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 ( fa, فرهاد, 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, and also called Persia, is a ...

– 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

Literature

* Farhad (Persian literature)

People with the given name Farhad

Farhad I Phraates I ( xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''Frahāt'') 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 i ...

Phraates I of Parthia c. 176–171 BC *

Farhad II Phraates II (also spelled Frahad I; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''Frahāt'') was king of the Parthian Empire from 132 BC to 127 BC. He was the son and successor of Mithridates I of Parthia, Mithridates I (). Because he was still very young when he cam ...

Phraates II of Parthia c. 138–127 BC *

Farhad III Phraates III (also spelled Frahad III; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''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 cou ...

Phraates III of Parthia c. 70–57 BC *

Farhad IV Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''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 of Parthia Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''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. ...

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 Farhad Aliyev ( az, Fərhad Əliyev) 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 educ ...

, 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 Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League. He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footbal ...

, Iranian footballer * Farhad Manjoo, American journalist and author *

Farhad Mazhar Farhad Mazhar ( bn, ফরহাদ মজহার; born 9 August 1947) is a Bangladeshi poet, philosopher, writer, columnist, pharmacist, social and human rights activist, and environmentalist. He is one of the founders and the managing director ...

, Bangladeshi poet *

Farhad Mehrad Farhad Mehrad (20 January 1944 – 31 August 2002), commonly known as Farhad, was an Iranian pop, rock, and folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist, who released the first English rock and roll album in Iran. He rose to prominence amon ...

, 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 Ariful Kabir Farhad ( bn, আরিফুল কবির ফরহাদ; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2003 to 2006. Intern ...

, Bangladeshi professional footballer *

Kamilla Farhad Kamilla Farhad ( az, Kamilla Fərhad; 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 ranking ...

, 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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