Faris (name) explained
See also: Fares (disambiguation).
| Fares |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | Knight |
| Origin: | Arabic |
| Alternative Spelling: | Fares, Farres, Farris, Fariz, Firas, Feras, Ferris |
Faris (Arabic: fāris Arabic: فارس|rtl=yes) is an Arabic masculine given name translating to "knight", "horseman" or "cavalier" (see furusiyya). It has also seen use as western-style surname.
The unrelated Scottish-American surname Faris is an anglicization of MacFergus.
Given name
People with the given name include:Faris is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, which means "knight."[1] It may refer to:
- Faris Abdalla (born 1994), Sudanese football player
- Faris ad-Din Aktai (d. 1254, Cairo), an Emir (prince) and the leader of the Mamluks of the Bahri dynasty.
- Faris al-Ansari (b. 1984), Afghani who was seventeen years old when captured and held in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention center
- Faris Badwan (born 1986), Palestinian-English musician, lead vocalist of The Horrors, and half of Cat's Eyes
- Faris Glubb (1939–2004), British- Jordanian writer, journalist, translator and publisher
- Faris Haroun (born 1985), Chadian-Canadian-Belgian football player
- Fares Karam, Lebanese singer and dancer
- Faris Kermani (born 1952), British film director
- Fāris ibn ʿAlī al-Marīni, also known as "Abu Inan Faris" (1329–1358), a Marinid ruler of Morocco
- Faris McReynolds (born 1977), American artist and musician
- Faris Nimr (1856–1951), Lebanese journalist
- Faris Odeh (1985–2000), Palestinian boy shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces near the Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip while throwing stones in the second month of the Al-Aqsa Intifada
- Faris Al-Sultan (b. 1978), Iraqi-German professional triathlete
- Faris al-Zahrani (1977–2016), on Saudi Arabia's list of 'most-wanted' suspected terrorists, later executed
Fictional characters
- Faris Scherwiz, alias of a main female character in the video game, Final Fantasy V
- Faris NyanNyan, fictional character in the anime series, Steins;Gate
Surname
The Arabic given name in modern times also came to be used as a surname:
- Mustapha Faris (1933–2023), Moroccan statesman and banker.
- Muhammed Faris (Arabic: محمد فارس|rtl=yes, 1951-2024), Syrian military aviator.
- Iyman Faris (born 1969), Pakistani-American rogue FBI agent working for Al Qaeda (convicted 2003)
- Paula Faris (born 1975), American television correspondent
- Sadeg Faris Libyan-American inventor and entrepreneur
Faris is also an unrelated American surname, originating as the anglicization of the Scottish surname MacFergus.[2]
- Alexander Faris, Northern Irish composer and conductor
- Anna Faris (born 1976), American actress and producer
- Basil Favis, Canadian chemist and professor
- Ellsworth Faris (1874–1953), American sociologist
- George W. Faris (1854–1914), American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Herman P. Faris (1858–1936), committed proponent of the temperance movement
- Peter Faris (b. 1948), Australian criminal lawyer, media commentator and former radio broadcaster
- Sean Faris (born 1982), American actor, model, and producer
- Stephan Faris (b. 1973), American journalist
- Valerie Faris (b. 1958), American film directors and music video director
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Faris.
- https://www.houseofnames.com/faris-family-crest houseofnames.com
