Thoughts on the name Farid?🐺

Ever since I can remember i’ve had a fascination with the name Farid, and love it more and more. I have no Middle Eastern background whatsoever, would it be weird if I used it? What comes to mind when you first hear the name?
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I don’t have any associations with this name but it definitely looks Arabic to me. How is it pronounced and which syllable is stressed? FARR-id or far-EED?

I think it would depend on your community. In some communities it may be more acceptable than others. For example, I have heard of Latin Americans with Arabic names who are not of Arab descent.

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[name_m]Farid[/name_m] is pretty cool and interesting. I’d be surprised to see it on someone who didn’t have an Arabic background though - not being Arabic myself, I’m not sure I can comment on usability

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I pronounce it far-EED.
Thanks for your reply, made a lot of sense.
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I definitely strongly associate it with the character from the Inkheart trilogy, personally. Like others have said, it definitely seems very Arabic, but I’m not sure about how usable it is without any Arabic background.

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Lol, that’s where I found that name in the first place! I loved Inkheart;)

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