Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,995

Farhi

Farhi /faɾˈhi/

“flower or joy”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
F
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Farhi?

Farhi

IPA /faɾˈhi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Farhi mean?

A family name documented in Ottoman Aleppo and Damascus from the 18th century. The family’s own records tie it to the 14th-century scholar Estori ha-Parḥi and to Hebrew peraḥ “flower”; the same records also mention Arabic farḥa “joy”.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Hebrew peraḥ “flower”, the name of Estori ha-Parḥi.
  2. Arabic farḥ “joy, happiness”.

What is Farhi made of?

Farhi is a single Arabic root: Farhi (Farhi: family name linked to Hebrew peraḥ “flower” or Arabic farḥ “joy”).

Farhi + root Farhi Farhi: family name linkedto Hebrew peraḥ “flower”… OTHER peraḥ “Hebrew ‘flower’” ARABIC farḥ “Arabic ‘joy’” Farhi Farhi root Farhi: family name linked to Hebrewperaḥ “flower” or Arabic farḥ “joy” peraḥ OTHER “Hebrew ‘flower’” farḥ ARABIC “Arabic ‘joy’”
Farhi: parts and root words
  • peraḥ Other — Hebrew “flower”1
  • farḥ Arabic — Arabic “joy”1

How was the name Farhi formed?

Farhi is the word Farhi (“Farhi: family name linked to Hebrew peraḥ “flower” or Arabic farḥ “joy””), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Farhi?

  1. Moris Farhi screenwriter 1935–2019

People surnamed Farhi as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Farhi written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Farhi abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 farhi.org farhi.org: fhistory.htm accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 jewishvirtuallibrary.org jewishvirtuallibrary.org: far-x1e25-i accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Farhi

Q1

What does the surname Farhi mean?

A family name documented in Ottoman Aleppo and Damascus from the 18th century. The family’s own records tie it to the 14th-century scholar Estori ha-Parḥi and to Hebrew peraḥ “flower”; the same records also mention Arabic farḥa “joy”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Farhi?

The root word of Farhi is farḥ (Arabic): ‘Arabic “joy”’. There are 3 competing views on where Farhi comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Farhi?

Far·hi, 2 syllables; IPA: /faɾˈhi/.