Farouk - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Farouk \f(a)-ro

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 an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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