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The baby name Ferhat is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced fehr-HAHT.

Ferhat is Arabic, Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Origin: Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Pronunciation: fehr-HAHT

What is the meaning of the name Ferhat ?

The baby name Ferhat is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced fehr-HAHT.

Ferhat is Arabic, Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Ferhat is the Turkish form of Persian Farhād, written فرهاد, a masculine Iranian name whose earliest clearly relevant form is Parthian Frahāt, represented in Greek as Phraates. Turkish spelling reflects final devoicing, so Persian -d appears as -t. The older Iranian etymology is debated; in modern Turkish the name is often linked with ferah, from Arabic faraḥ, joy or relief, giving the common explanation joy, happiness.

Across Turkish usage, Ferhat is inseparable from the Persian romance of Farhād and Shīrīn, especially through Niẓāmī’s twelfth-century Khusraw o Shīrīn and later Ottoman retellings, where Ferhat is the devoted stonecutter. Forms include Persian Farhad or Farhād, Azerbaijani Fərhad, Turkish Ferhad as an older spelling, and historical Greek Phraates for the Parthian royal name. The name remains masculine in Turkey and among Turkish-speaking communities in Europe.

Ferhat has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Ferhat

Ferhat Abbas Politician · Born 1899 · France Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician best known for leading Algeria’s provisional government during the war of independence and serving as the country’s first acting head of state after independence. He was also the first president of the National Assembly and began his career by campaigning for equal rights and French citizenship for Algerian Muslims.

Ferhat – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #35 2 614
AZ 0 #43 1 706
TR 0 #56 38,875 19,440
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
GE Boys 0 #105 6 2,055
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
AZ Boys 0 #128 4 1,400
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
Switzerland Boys 2024 #135 3 1,769
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
Sweden Boys 2006 #167 3 1,128
DK 0 #192 12 5,198
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
Austria 0 #198 16 850
BG Boys 0 #203 17 3,850
SI Boys 0 #208 4 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
DK Boys 0 #269 57 7,401
DZ 0 #269 2,612 20,130
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
KZ Boys 0 #278 12 6,578
AL Boys 0 #280 19 5,122
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
Austria Boys 0 #301 145 2,180
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #374 18 2,481
Germany Boys 0 #378 860 5,697
Germany 0 #379 59 2,542
France Boys 2021 #381 7 2,865
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
RU Boys 0 #490 16 12,621
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
LY 0 #524 12 12,703
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
IQ Boys 0 #553 115 13,071
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
IR Boys 0 #557 9 10,162
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
NL Boys 0 #612 358 5,873
IL Boys 0 #621 5 10,983
Finland Boys 2026 #653 30 3,552
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
TN 0 #820 10 13,765
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
OM Boys 0 #862 20 17,948
EG Boys 0 #918 8 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
SA Girls 0 #1,012 3 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MA 0 #1,111 18 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,135 9 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,393 79 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,514 101 28,008

Ferhat is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
Sweden
AE
AL

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People also ask about Ferhat

Ferhat is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Ferhat is a 2 syllable name, pronounced fehr-HAHT.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Farhad, Farhād, Fərhad, Ferhad, Frahāt and Phraates.
Yes — Ferhat ranked #135 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Ferhat ranks highest in Switzerland (#135 in 2024).
Yes — 1 notable people named Ferhat are in our database, including Ferhat Abbas (Politician).