Farīdah
فَريدَة
Say it fa-REE-dah
A precious single gem
At a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- f-r-d
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Farida, Fareeda, Faridah
Meaning & source
A single precious gem: farīdah is one of the farāʾid, the gold beads set between the pearls of a necklace.
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والفَريدُ والفَرائدُ: الشَّذْرُ الَّذِي يَفْصِل بَيْنَ اللُّؤْلؤ وَالذَّهَبِ، وَاحِدَتُهُ فَريدَةٌ، وَيُقَالُ لَهُ: الجاوَرْسَقُ بِلِسَانِ الْعَجَمِ، وبَيَّاعُه الفَرَّادُ
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.