Farid
Farid ( Arabic فريد, DMG Farīd ), also transcribed as Faryd or Fareed , is a male given name of Arabic origin (Arabic farīd "unique, incomparable" to Arabic farada "to be unique"). The Turkish form is Ferit , the Azerbaijani form is Fərid . The feminine form of Farid is Farīda . In Arabic, farida is also a term for “precious stone”. Fareed also occurs occasionally as a family name.
Name bearer
- Amaad Fareed (* 1996), Pakistani squash player
- Baba Farid , scholar and member of the moderate Islamic Orthodox Sufi order
- Lily Yulianti Farid (* 1971), Indonesian writer and journalist
- Mariam Mamdouh Farid (* 1998), Qatari sprinter and hurdler
First name
- Fərid Abbasov (* 1979), Azerbaijani chess player
- Farid Ahmadi (* 1988), Afghan football player
- Farid el Atrache (1915–1974), Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer and actor
- Farid Bang (* 1986), German rapper
- Farid Boudjellal (* 1953), French comic book author
- Farid Dossajew (* 1933), Russian swimmer
- Farid Farjad (* 1938), American violinist of Iranian origin
- Farid Hafez (* 1981), Austrian political scientist
- Farid Handal (1936–1994), Salvadoran politician
- Fareed Haque (* 1963), American jazz guitarist
- Farid Jattin (* 1988), Colombian poker player
- Fərid Mansurov (* 1982), Azerbaijani wrestler
- Faryd Mondragón (* 1971), Colombian football goalkeeper of Lebanese descent
- Farid Müller (* 1962), German politician of the GAL (Hamburg)
- Fareed Sadat (* 1998), Afghan football player
- Farid Sadek (* 1983), German basketball player
- Farid Shawqi (1920–1998), Egyptian actor, director, and film producer
- Farid Simaika (1907–1943), Egyptian water sports enthusiast
- Fareed Zakaria (* 1964), author and journalist
- Farid Zaland (* 1955), Afghan composer and singer
stage name
- Farid (magician) (* 1981), German TV magician with Persian roots