Fares
Meaning
"knight, horseman"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #2,863
- Total SSA Count
- 45
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Far, Fay, Faie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"knight, horseman"
Origin: Arabic
"watchpost, guard"
Origin: Hebrew
Nazareth is more popular, ranked #2021 vs #2863 for Fares.
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Nazareth is more popular, ranked #2021 compared to Fares at #2863 in the United States.
Fares means "knight, horseman" (Arabic origin). Nazareth means "watchpost, guard" (Hebrew origin).
Fares is primarily a boy name. Nazareth is primarily a girl name.