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Character Name

Farida

Meaning — From Arabic "farida" meaning "unique", "precious gem", or "the one of a kind" — a pearl without equal. The root "f-r-d" conveys singularity and preciousness. Used across North and East Africa in Muslim communities, as well as in South Asia.·Swahili origin·Female·fah-REE-dah

Farida Named for the pearl without equal, Farida is a character whose singularity is her defining characteristic — she cannot be replicated or substituted. In fiction characters named Farida are often written as intensely individual: women whose particular combination of qualities makes them simultaneously difficult to find and impossible to replace, a fact that those who love them understand viscerally.

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Literary FictionHistorical FictionRomanceContemporary FictionDiaspora Fiction

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Variations & nicknames

FaridaFaridah

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Farida KamauFarida NjorogeFarida OtienoFarida MensahFarida Diallo

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