Farouk - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Farouk \f(a)-rouk\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "discerning truth from falsehood". The last king of Egypt, deposed of in 1952, was King Faruq.

Farouk has 2 variant forms: Faruq and Faruqh.

Baby names that sound like Farouk are Farag, Fargo, Frick, Varick and Warick.

Farouk is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Farouk. Click here to compare Farouk with related baby names.