Given name & surname · also Turkish
Ferit
“unique, precious”
Ferit is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ferit goes back to Arabic فَرِيد, meaning “unique, precious.”
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Where it comes from
Ferit comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish فرید (Ferid), from Arabic فَرِيد (“unique, precious”); its root is Arabic ف ر د.
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Ferit’s family of names
In German usage, Ferit has a related form in FERID. Ferit was borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish form فرید. In Turkish usage, Ferit continues an earlier form in فرید.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ferit has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ferit
- Ferit MelenPrime Minister of Turkey (1906–1988)
- Ferit EdgüTurkish novelist (1936–2024)
- Ferit TüzünTurkish composer (1929–1977)
- Ferid VokopolaAlbanian politician1887–1969
- Ferit KayaTurkish actor (born 1984)
- Ferit HoxhaAlbanian diplomatborn 1967
- Ferit GümüşTurkish wheelchair basketball player (born 1985)
- Ferit ŞahenkTurkish businessperson (born 1964)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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