Farida (given name) explained

Farida (Arabic: فريدة) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning unique/ precious pearl. In Urdu it is spelled and pronounced the same way as Arabic. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride. In Persian, the name is rendered as Farideh (Persian: فریده) in the Iranian dialect, but Farida (Фарида) in the Afghan and Tajik dialects. It is one of the common female names throughout the Muslim world.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

People

• Fareeda Kokikhel Afridi, Pakistani women's rights activist
• Farida was a 9th-century Arabic musician and wife of al-Mutawakkīl.
• Farida of Egypt (1921–1988), Queen of Egypt
• Farida Abiyeva (born 1995), Azerbaijani karateka
• Farida al-Abani (born 1988), Swedish politician
• Farida Amrani (born 1976), Moroccan-born French trade unionist and politician
• Farida Anwar (born 1946), British politician
• Farida Arriany (1938–1977), Indonesian actress, model, and singer
• Farida Azam (1937–1992), Pakistani politician's wife
• Farida Azizi, Afghan women's rights activist
• Farida Azizova (born 1995), Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner
• Farida Arouche (born 1980), Algerian chess player
• Farida El Askalany (born 1995), Egyptian volleyball player
• Farida Akhtar Babita (born 1953), Bangladeshi film actress
• Farida Bedwei (born 1979), Ghanaian software engineer
• Farida Belghoul (born 1958), French-Algerian author
• Farida Benlyazid (born 1948), Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, novelist, and director
• Farida Benyahia, Algerian politician
• Farida Bourquia (born 1948), Moroccan film director
• Farida Dadi, Indian actress
• Farida Diouri (1953–2004), Moroccan novelist
• Farida Haddouche (born 1959), Algerian politician
• Farida Hossain (born 1945), Bangladeshi writer, playwright, editor, director, and translator
• Farida Hussein (born 2006), Egyptian rhythmic gymnast
• Maria Farida Indrati, referred to as Farida (born 1949), Indonesian judge
• Farida Fassi, Moroccan physicist
• Farida Jalal (born 1949), Indian actress
• Farida Kabir (born 1992), Nigerian epidemiologist, software developer, and technology entrepreneur
• Farida Kant, Italian drag queen
• Farida Karodia (born 1942), South African novelist and short-story writer
• Farida Khalaf (born 1995), pen name of a Yazidi woman who was abducted by ISIS
• Farida Khanum (born 1935), Pakistani Ghazal singer from Punjab
• Farida Khanam (scholar) (born 1952), Indian Islamic scholar
• Farida Khelfa (born 1960), French documentary filmmaker and former model
• Farida Kuchi (born 1964), Afghan politician
• Farida Kyakutema (born 1962), Ugandan sprinter
• Farida Majid (1942–2021), Bangladeshi poet, translator, and academic
• Farida Mammadova (1936–2021), Azerbaijani historian
• Farida Mansurova (1952-2021), Tajikistani physician and scientific researcher
• Farida Mohamed (born 2002), Egyptian professional squash player
• Farida Mohammad Ali (born 1963), Iraqi singer
• Farida Momand (born 1965), Afghan doctor and politician
• Farida Nabourema (born 1990), Togolese human rights activist and writer
• Farida Nekzad, Afghan journalist
• Farida Osman (born 1995), Egyptian-American swimmer
• Farida Parveen (born 1954), Bangladeshi singer
• Farida Rahmeh (born 1953), Lebanese alpine skier
• Farida Rustamova (born 1992), Russian journalist
• Farida Shaheed, Pakistani sociologist and feminist human rights activist
• Farida El-Sherif (born 1998), Egyptian basketball player
• Farida Siddiqui (1937-2013), Pakistani religious scholar and politician
• Farida Waller (born 1993), Thai actress and model
• Farida Waziri (born 1946), Nigerian technocrat, law enforcement officer
• Farida A. Wiley (1889-1986), American naturalist, ornithologist and educator
• Farida Yahya, Nigerian entrepreneu and author
• Farida Yasmin (1963), Bangladeshi journalist
• Farida Yasmin (1940–2015), Bangladesh singer
• Farida Zaman (born 1953), Bangladeshi artist and illustrator
• Farideh Ghotbi (1920-2000), Iranian public figure
• Farideh Hashemi (born 1939), Iranian politician
• Farideh Heyat (born 1949), British-Iranian anthropologist
• Farideh Lashai (1944-2013), Iranian painter
• Farideh Moradkhani, Iranian engineer, human rights activist
• Farideh Hashemi (born 1939), Iranian politician

See also

• for articles on persons with this first name

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campbell. Mike. Meaning, origin and history of the name Farida. Behind the Name.
2. Web site: Names - Meaning of Farida - Name Meaning. www.meaning-of-names.com.
3. Web site: Farida Name Meaning in Urdu - Farida meaning فریدہ, Arabic Girls & Boys Names. hamariweb.com.
4. Web site: Farida - Girl's name meaning, origin, and popularity BabyCenter. BabyCenter.