At a Glance
- Meaning
- Relief, or release from hardship
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- FAH-rahj
Faraj is an Arabic boy's name meaning “relief, or release from hardship”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.
Meaning & Origin of Faraj
Meaning: Relief, or release from hardship.
Origin: Arabic.
A common claim: Faraj means 'joy'; also said to reference a bird in some traditions Actually: Faraj doesn't mean 'joy' or refer to a bird -- it's the Arabic word for 'relief' or 'respite' from hardship, with no attested bird connection.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Faraj
FAH-rahj
Popularity of Faraj
Faraj doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Faraj
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