Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Farida Name Meaning in Islam
Unique precious gem, top Arab girls name.
- Meaning
- Unique precious gem, top Arab girls name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ف-ر-د
- Urdu
- فریدہ
- Pronunciation
- fa-RI-da
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Farida an Islamic name? Yes. Farida is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Unique precious gem, top Arab girls name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ف-ر-د. The root f-r-d means singular, unique, set apart. Farida is the feminine of Farid, the one-of-a-kind, often used for the unique pearl.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Fa is the opening, Ra is mercy in motion, and Dal is the door of return. Ya reaches and final ta-marbuta seals the feminine completion, so the name carries an opened mercy that turns through the door of singular selfhood.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Farida weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Fattah, the Opener, meaning the bearer is trusted with the will to open what was closed, joined by Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, carried as the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Farida keeps a home even in weather.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
From the Arabic root f-r-d, meaning singular, unique, set apart. Farīda is the feminine of Farīd, the one-of-a-kind. In classical Arabic poetry farīdah names the singular pearl strung at the heart of a necklace, the central jewel that the others surround. The name carries the sense of incomparable preciousness. Notable bearers include Farida Khanum, the celebrated Pakistani classical vocalist whose ghazals shaped Urdu musical heritage.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Farida Khanumborn 1929·Pakistanclassical ghazal singer celebrated as Mallika-e-Ghazal
- Farida Waziriborn 1944·Nigeriaformer chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
How to Pronounce Farida
Is this the spelling you searched?
All these spellings are Farida. Each tradition keeps its own form because each one earned it.
The letters are the same. But which community spelling carries the story you were born into? Browse all names →
Want a different reading? Read another →
Names sharing the ف Fa influence
Like Farida, these names carry Fa (ف) as their leading letter influence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Farida
What does the name Farida mean?
Behind the meaning sits each letter, each with a quality of its own. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about Farida? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Farida? →
Is Farida mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Farida included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Farida mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Farida. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Farida a good Islamic name?
See Farida broken down letter by letter above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Farida a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Farida in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Farida carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
What names go perfectly with Farida as a sibling name?
The related-names list above shows the names most often chosen alongside Farida. For a girl named Farida, look for letter families that complement its dominant letter and root.
Is Farida a rare or common Muslim name?
To compare spellings of Farida across communities, see the variants above ↑ or browse all names → See all spelling variants above ↑, or browse all names →
Is your name Farida?
Add the names of your father and mother to trace how their field met Farida.
Read My Name Now →