The baby name Ferihan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced feh-REE-hahn.
Ferihan is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Ferihan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced feh-REE-hahn.
Ferihan is Turkish in Origin.
Ferihan is a Turkish feminine given name with Ottoman roots, probably built from the element Feri - linked to Arabic Farīḥa “joyful, glad” and to Persian farrah/farr “splendor, good fortune” - plus the honorific -hân/-han (from Persian/Turkic khān) used in women’s names to mean “lady.” The blended sense is “joyful lady” or “woman of radiance,” echoing the era’s taste for elegant, compound names.
Documented in late Ottoman and early Republican records, Ferihan has remained uncommon, overshadowed by the simpler Feriha and the better-known Perihan. It appears in Turkey and in Turkish-speaking communities in the Balkans and the Levant, with spellings Ferîhan and Ferehan also seen. Variants and cognates include Feriha, Feriye, Feride (from Arabic Farīda), Perihan (peri “fairy” + han), and the Arabic/South Asian pair Farhan (m.) and Farhana (f.). Nickname forms often shorten to Feri. Today Ferihan carries a vintage, aristocratic feel while retaining a bright, cheerful meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | Girls | 0 | #209 | 15 | 3,559 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 3,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| TR | 0 | #884 | 351 | 19,440 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Ferihan is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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