Ferhat is a Turkish given name and the common Turkish spelling of the Persian name Ferhad (, farhÃÂd) although other spellings are also used but are a lot less common.
It is also an Arabic name which is popular among Maghreb countries, the name might be derived from the word "ferah" which means "joy." Therefore, Ferhat can be interpreted as "joyful" or "happy." It may refer to:
Given name
Ferhad
Ferhat
- Ferhat Abbas (1899âÂÂ1985), Algerian political leader
- Ferhat Abdi Ã
Âahin (born 1967) YPG supreme commander
- Ferhat Encü (born 1985), Kurdish imprisoned politician
- Ferhat AkbaÃ
 (born 1986), Turkish volleyball coach and former volleyball player
- Ferhat Akdeniz (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player
- Ferhat Arñcan (born 1993), Turkish male artistic gymnast
- Ferhat Atik (born 1971), Turkish Cypriot filmmaker
- Ferhat Bakal (born 1998), Turkish ice hockey player
- Ferhat Bey Draga (1880âÂÂ1944), Kosovo Albanian politician
- Ferhat Bñkmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat ÃÂerçi (born 1981), Turkish-German footballer
- Ferhat ÃÂökmüÃ
 (born 1985), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat Görgülü (born 1991), Turkish-Dutch footballer
- Ferhat Güven (born 1983), Turkish-Norwegian politician
- Farhat Hached (1914-1952) Tunisian trade unionist
- Ferhat Kaplan (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat Kaya (born 1986), Turkish-Belgian footballer
- Ferhat Kiraz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat Kñskanç (born 1982), Turkish-German footballer
- Ferhat Korkmaz (born 1981), Turkish-Swedish footballer
- Ferhat Mehenni (born 1951), Algerian singer and politician
- Ferhat OdabaÃ
Âñ (born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat Ozcep (born 1968), Turkish geophysicist and historian
- Ferhat ÃÂztorun (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Ferhat Pehlivan (born 1988), Turkish amateur boxer
- Ferhat Tunç (born 1964), Kurdish singer
- Ferhat Yazgan (born 1992), Turkish footballer
Surname
Other uses