Faris (name) explained
| 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 and Croatian masculine given name translating to "knight," "horseman," or "cavalier" (see furusiyya).[1] It is also common as a western-style surname and is widely used in the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The unrelated Scottish-American surname Faris is an anglicization of MacFergus.[2] It may refer to:
Given name
People
- Faris Abdalla (born 1994), Sudanese football player
- Faris ad-Din Aktai (died 1254), an emir and the leader of the Mamluks of the Bahri dynasty
- Faris al-Ansari (born 1984), Afghani 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
- 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 in the Gaza Strip while throwing stones
- Faris Al-Sultan (born 1978), Iraqi-German triathlete
- Faris al-Zahrani (1977–2016), on Saudi Arabia's list of 'most-wanted' suspected terrorists, later executed
Fictional characters
- Faris NyanNyan, in the anime series Steins;Gate
- Faris Scherwiz, alias of a main female character in the video game Final Fantasy V
Surname
- Alexander Faris (1921-2015), 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), proponent of the Temperance movement
- Mustapha Faris (1933–2023), Moroccan statesman and banker
- Muhammed Faris (1951-2024), Syrian military aviator
- Iyman Faris (born 1969), convicted Pakistani-American rogue FBI agent working for Al Qaeda
- Paula Faris (born 1975), American television correspondent
- Peter Faris (born 1948), Australian criminal lawyer, media commentator and former radio broadcaster
- Sadeg Faris (born 1946), Libyan-American inventor and entrepreneur
- Sean Faris (born 1982), American actor, model, and producer
- Stephan Faris (born 1973), American journalist
- Valerie Faris (born 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
