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Farhad ( farhād), also spelt Ferhaad, Ferhod or Ferhat, is a common Persian male name used since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Variants of the name are also commonly found in other countries with historical Persian influences such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Xinjiang autonomous region of China.

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Farhad
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F630
Cologne phonetics
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FT1111
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Farhad (given name)

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Farhad ( farhād), also spelt Ferhaad, Ferhod or Ferhat, is a common Persian male name used since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Variants of the name are also commonly found in other countries with historical Persian influences such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Xinjiang autonomous region of China.

==Etymology== Modern Persian name Farhād () is derived from Middle Persian Frahād (in prht Frahāt; in Phraatēs), ultimately from Old Iranian *fra-hāta- "merited, obtained".

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