Fariborz
Fariborz, also spelled as Fariburz and Faribarz, is a common Persian given name. It is a combination of two root words: "Fari" and "Borz". "Fari" translates roughly to grand and expanding. "Borz" translates to one's body or profile. This name is cited in Shahnameh where Fariborz is son of Kay-Kavoos who is son of Kay-Ghobad.
Notable people with the name include:
- Fariborz Arabnia, Iranian actor
- Fariborz Esmaeili, Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Fariborz Haghighat, Canadian academic
- Fariborz Lachini, Canadian-Iranian film score composer
- Fariborz Kamkari, Kurdish Iranian film director and producer
- Fariborz Maseeh, American engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Fariborz Raisdana, Iranian economist
- Fariborz Sahba, Iranian-American architect