Farhad
| Farhad | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | fæɾˈhɒːd |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Persian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Iranian |
| Meaning | elation, happiness |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Phraates, Ferhad, Ferhat, Farkhad, Farrad |
Farhad (Persian: فرهاد), from Middle Persian Farhād), has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC (almost 800 years before Islam) . A few famous people with this name :
Places
- Farhad, Nishapur – a village in Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Farhād Tarāsh – a rockface on Mount Behistun, Iran
Literature
People
- 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 Badalbeyli, Azerbaijani pianist and composer
- Farkhat Bazarov, Russian footballer
- Farhad Daftary, Ismaili scholar
- Farhad Darya, Afghan singer
- Farhad Fakhreddini, Iranian composer
- Farkhad Gystarov, Russian footballer
- Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager
- 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
See also
- Phraates, the name of 5 kings in the Arsacid Empire
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