Farhad ( farhād), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Etymology Modern Persian name Farhād () is derived from Middle Persian Frahād (in prht Frahāt; in Phraatēs), ultimately from Old Iranian *fra-hāta- "merited, obtained". Places Farhad, Nishapur – a village in Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Farhād Tarāsh – a rockface on Mount Behistun, Iran Literature Farhad (Persian literature) People with the given name Farhad Farhad I Phraates I of Parthia c. 176–171 BC Farhad II Phraates II of Parthia c. 138–127 BC Farhad III Phraates III of Parthia c. 70–57 BC Farhad IV Phraates IV of Parthia c. 38–2 BC Farhad V Phraates V of Parthia (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4 Farkhad Akhmedov, Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin Farhad Aliyev, Azerbaijani politician Farhad Badalbeyli, Azerbaijani pianist and composer Farkhat Bazarov, Russian footballer Farhad Daftary, Ismaili scholar Farhad Darya, Afghan singer Farhad Fakhreddini, Iranian composer Farhad Kazemi, Iranian football manager Farhad Khan, Mughal Indian faujdar of Sylhet and Chittagong Farhad Khoiee-Abbasi, public protester in Chicago Farkhad Magametov, Uzbek footballer Farhad Majidi, Iranian footballer Farhad Manjoo, American journalist and author Farhad Mazhar, Bangladeshi poet Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer Farhad Moshiri, British-Iranian businessman Farhad Rahbar, Iranian politician Farhad Veliyev, Azerbaijani footballer People with the surname Farhad Ariful Kabir Farhad, Bangladeshi professional footballer Kamilla Farhad, Azerbaijani tennis player Maria Farhad, Iraqi beauty pageant winner Mohamed Farhad, Maldivian singer Mohammad Farhad, Bangladesh politician Massumeh Farhad, American curator and art historian Sayed Farhad, Kuwaiti judoka Shirin Farhad, disambiguation page Zafrul Hasan Farhad, Bangladeshi politician See also Phraates, the name of 5 kings in the Arsacid Empire References Persian masculine given names