The story
- Urdu · borrowed fromفرمان“firman, command, order; decree, edict”
- English todayFarman
Two main origins: * From the Old Norse personal name Farmaðr, a byname from farmaðr (“seafarer, merchant”); alternatively, an occupational surname sharing the same origin. * Borrowed from Urdu فرمان (farmān, “firman, command, order; decree, edict”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.