Faaria, Faria, Farya

• Origin: Arabic فارعة
• Meaning: “lofty; tall; towering; slender; slim; beautiful; handsome; pretty.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: Arabic: fah-REE…AH; Urdu: FAR-yah

The name is derived from the Arabic word فَارِع (fari) which can mean “tall; lofty” and also “slim; slender” as well as “beautiful; handsome; pretty.” It is derived from the Arabic verbal root ف ر ع (f-r-‘) meaning, “to ascend.” The same root shares is also related فَرْع‎ (farʿ), meaning “tree branch; hair; mountain top; upper part,” which is why some websites list it as meaning, “beautiful hair.”

Sources

• فارع – Wiktionary
• User-submitted name Faria – Behind the Name
• Faaria – Islamic Name Meaning – Baby Names for Muslims (quranicnames.com)