Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root f-r-q

4 names in 3 word forms: 4 boys, 0 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: فرقان (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

فرق f-r-q separation; difference

Names: 4
Word forms: 3
Boy: 4
Girl: 0

The root’s family tree

ف ر ق f-r-q · separation; difference

فاروق Farouk ♂
فريق Farik ♂
فرقان Furkon ♂Furqan ♂

Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root f-r-q

فاروق “person who can tell right from wrong” en.wiktionary.org Farouk ♂
فريق “team; group” en.wiktionary.org Farik ♂
فرقان “criterion, that which distinguishes” en.wiktionary.org Furkon ♂Furqan ♂

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 4 Girl: 0

Sources

Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ف ر ق · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
Wiktionary: فريق · en.wiktionary.org · root of Farik
Wiktionary: فرقان · en.wiktionary.org · root of Furkon and Furqan

Related roots

Same first two letters (ف ر):

ف ر حf-r-ḥ4 names

Families of a similar size (4 names):

All 93 roots →

An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.

Frequently asked questions

What does the root f-r-q mean?

The root ف ر ق (f-r-q) relates to separation; difference, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ف ر ق. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root f-r-q?

Farouk, Farik, Furkon and Furqan.

What does فرقان mean?

فرقان means “criterion, that which distinguishes”, according to Wiktionary: فرقان. In this reference it is spelled Furkon and Furqan.

How many Arabic word forms are in the f-r-q family?

3 word forms: فاروق (Farouk); فريق (Farik); فرقان (Furkon, Furqan).