# Farrah

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,483

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A female given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Variant of Farrar, from Middle English ferreor (“iron worker, smith”). The given name was popularized by the American actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). Her name is often interpreted as a variant of Farah.

## Easily confused with
- **Fatah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrah-vs-fatah)
- **farrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrah-vs-farrow)
- **Farrar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farrah-vs-farrar)
- **Farr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farr-vs-farrah)
- **Farah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farah-vs-farrah)
- **Farhan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farhan-vs-farrah)

## Common misspellings (6)
`afrrah`, `fararh`, `farrahh`, `farrha`, `ffarrah`, `frarah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/farrah