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Farooq Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from a personal name based on Arabic fārūq ‘distinguisher’ i.e. ‘one who distinguishes truth from falsehood’.

Al-Fārūq was a byname of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb the second ‘rightly guided’ caliph (ruled 634–644) renowned for his stern and uncompromising execution of justice.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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