First Adhān

Fāris

فَارِس

Say it FAA-ris

A horseman, a rider

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
f-r-s
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Faris, Fares

Meaning & source

A horseman: “the master of a horse”.

  • وَالْفَارِسُ: صَاحِبُ الفرَس عَلَى إِرادة النسَب، وَالْجَمْعُ فُرْسان وفَوارس، وَهُوَ أَحَدُ مَا شذَّ مِنْ هَذَا النَّوع فَجَاءَ فِي الْمُذَكَّرِ عَلَى فَواعِل

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root f-r-s (vol. 6, p. 159)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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