Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Farkhanda
فرخندہSay it far-KHAN-da
- Meaning today
- Happy, fortunate, blessed
- Original meaning
- "happy; fortunate, prosperous" Steingass, p. 917
- Say it
- far-KHAN-da
- Written
- فرخندہ
- Other spellings
- Farkhunda, Farkhande, Farkhandah
Farkhanda
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Farkhanda meaning
Farkhanda (فرخندہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
Happy; fortunate, prosperous
Also used to mean: blessed
Farkhanda (فرخندہ) is the Persian farkhunda, which Urdu speakers usually say as farkhanda. Steingass's Persian dictionary defines it as happy, fortunate and prosperous, and gives related words such as farkhundagī, "happiness", and farkhunda-pāy, "whose coming brings good fortune". The same page of Steingass has farrukhī, "prosperity", from the related farrukh that gives the boy's name Farrukh. Name lists give Farkhanda as "happy", "fortunate" or "blessed", matching the dictionary. It is used by Muslim families in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 917 · entry farḵẖunda (فرخنده) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, farḵẖunda, p. 917
Spellings
Farkhanda · Farkhunda · Farkhande · Farkhandah