name
Farhan
far-HAN
/fɑːrˈhɑːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
farhan
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Afar (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti); from Arabic
- Meaning
- Happy; joyful; one who rejoices
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Farhaan, Farhan
Common mispronunciations
Saying FAR-han with stress on the first syllable; stress falls on -HAN
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the second; widely used across Muslim communities in the Horn of Africa including the Afar; from the Arabic root f-r-h meaning joy
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