Farrah is from the Arabic farraḥ (فرَّحَ, "joy, gladness") — also a 20th-century English variant of Farah. **A top-200 US baby name from 1976 to 1978 driven by Farrah Fawcett**. **Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009)** — **American actress and model; her 1976 red swimsuit poster sold 12 million copies — making it the best-selling poster of all time**, eclipsing even Marilyn Monroe pin-ups. **Original cast member of *Charlie's Angels* (1976-1977) as Jill Munroe**; appeared in only one season but became the defining icon of the show's run. **Her windblown, layered hairstyle — "the Farrah" — was imitated by millions of women in the late 1970s and was on *Time* magazine's list of the 100 most iconic hairstyles**. **Emmy nomination for *The Burning Bed* (1984) about domestic violence**. **Died of cancer on June 25, 2009 — the same day as Michael Jackson, who eclipsed her obituary coverage**. **Farah Diba** — last Empress of Iran.
Subject of countless 1970s pop-culture retrospectives.
Farrah reduces to two — the number of joy.