Farah
FAR-uh
Hebrew/Arabic
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Joy; Beauty; Pleasant
- Origin
- Hebrew/Arabic
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Farah does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Joy; Beauty; Pleasant", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Farah.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1970s (0.002% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Farah celebrates joy as divine strength — not fleeting happiness but the deep, sustaining gladness found only in God's presence.
- Verses on this meaning
- Nehemiah 8:10
"The joy of the LORD is your strength."
- Psalm 16:11
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."
- Nehemiah 8:10