The baby name Faran is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FAR-ən.
Faran is English, Latin, Norman French, Old French in Origin.
The baby name Faran is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FAR-ən.
Faran is English, Latin, Norman French, Old French in Origin.
Faran is best explained as an English surname used as a given name, from Norman French Ferrand or Ferrant. The root is Old French ferrant, an adjective for iron-grey, especially the colour of a horse, built on Latin ferrum, iron, with the participial ending -ant. As a nickname it referred to someone with grey hair or, less certainly, to a habitual wearer of grey clothing; Faran is a later phonetic spelling.
The surname appears in northern England after the Norman settlement, with Yorkshire traditions connecting the family to Skipton Castle and Clifford tenancy. Medieval records show unstable spellings such as Ferrand, Ferrant, and Ferand; Italian Ferrante belongs to the same Romance name family. Modern forename use is uncommon and may overlap in sound with Arabic Farhan, but that name has a separate Semitic root connected with joy.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #191 | 2 | 1,526 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2010 | #314 | 5 | 2,386 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #507 | 24 | 8,334 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #534 | 19 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #541 | 13 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #684 | 24 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #753 | 17 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #853 | 29 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #947 | 55 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,005 | 88 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,360 | 255 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
Faran is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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