Ferhat: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ferhat – Meaning: earned or gained – Origin: Old Persian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: fer-HAHT


Ferhat is an Old Persian boy's name meaning “earned or gained”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Boy Names — Strong, Meaningful, and Globally Loved.

Meaning & Origin of Ferhat

Meaning: Earned or gained.

Origin: Old Persian.

A common claim: Joy, happiness Actually: Ferhat comes from the ancient Persian name Farhad, meaning 'earned' or 'gained', rather than the Arabic root for joy.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Ferhat

Phonetic: fer-HAHT   IPA: /fɛrˈhɑːt/

Popularity of Ferhat

Ferhat 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.

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