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FAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of BONIFAAS or SERVAAS.

FÁBIÁN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIAN   m   German, Dutch, Polish
From the Roman family name Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS... [more]

FABIANO   m   Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIEN   m   French
French form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FÁBIO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of FABIUS

FABIO   m   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of FABIUS

FABIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean"... [more]

FABÓ   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of FÁBIÁN

FABRICE   m   French
French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, which was derived from Latin faber "craftsman".

FABRICIO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).

FABRIZIO   m   Italian
Italian form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).

FACHTNA   m   Irish, Irish Mythology
Perhaps means "hostile" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

FADDEI   m   Russian
Variant transcription of FADDEY

FADDEY   m   Russian
Russian form of THADDEUS

FADI   m   Arabic
Means "saviour" in Arabic. This is an Arabic name of Jesus.

FADIL   m   Arabic
Means "virtuous, generous" in Arabic.

FADL   m   Arabic
Means "grace, generosity" in Arabic.

FÁELÁN   m   Irish
Variant of FAOLÁN

FAHD   m   Arabic
Means "panther" in Arabic.

FAHIM   m   Arabic
Means "intelligent, scholar" in Arabic.

FAIVISH   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of PHOEBUS

FAIZ   m   Arabic
Means "victorious" in Arabic.

FAIZEL   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of FAYSAL

FAKHRI   m   Arabic
Means "honourary" in Arabic.

FALK   m   German, Yiddish
Means "falcon" in German and Yiddish.

FANE   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of STEFAN

FAOLÁN   m   Irish
Means "little wolf", derived from Gaelic faol "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

FARAG   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of FARAJ

FARAH   m & f   Arabic
Means "joy" in Arabic.

FARAI   m & f   Southern African
Means "rejoice" in Shona.

FARAJ   m   Arabic
Means "remedy" or "improvement" in Arabic.

FARAJI   m   Eastern African
Means "consolation" in Swahili.

FARAMOND   m   History
Derived from the Germanic elements fara "journey" and mund "protection"... [more]

FAREED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of FARID

FARID   m   Arabic
Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic فرد (farada) "to be unique"... [more]

FARIDOON   m   Iranian
Means "thrice strong" in Persian. This is the name of a king in Persian legend.

FARIS   m   Arabic
Means "knight" in Arabic.

FARLEY   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English... [more]

FARON   m   English
From a French surname which was derived from the Germanic given name Faro.

FAROOQ   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of FARUQ

FAROUK   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of FARUQ

FARQUHAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FEARCHAR

FARRAN   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from Old French ferrant meaning "iron grey".

FARRELL   m   English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Fearghail meaning "descendent of FEARGHAL".

FARUQ   m   Arabic
Means "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic... [more]

FARVARDIN   f & m   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "guardian spirit" in Persian... [more]

FATHI   m   Arabic
Means "conqueror" in Arabic.

FATMIR   m   Albanian
Derived from Albanian fatmirë "lucky".

FAUNUS   m   Roman Mythology
Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin... [more]

FAUSTINO   m   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Faustinus, which was itself derived from the Roman name FAUSTUS... [more]

FAUSTO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of FAUSTUS

FAUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin.

FAWZI   m   Arabic
Means "triumph" in Arabic.

FAYIZ   m   Arabic
Means "victor" in Arabic.

FAYSAL   m   Arabic
Means "a judge, arbiter" in Arabic.

FAYVEL   m   Yiddish
Diminutive of FEIBUSH

FEARCHAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Means "dear man" from Gaelic fear "man" and char "dear".

FEARDORCHA   m   Irish
Means "dark man" from Gaelic fear "man" and dorcha "dark".

FEARGHAL   m   Irish
Means "man of valour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gal "valour"... [more]

FEARGHAS   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Means "man of vigour", derived from the Gaelic elements fear "man" and gus "vigour"... [more]

FECHÍN   m   Irish
Means "little raven" from Irish fiach "raven" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

FEDDE   m   Frisian
Short form of Frisian names beginning with the Germanic element frid "peace".

FEDELE   m   Italian
Italian form of FIDEL

FEDERICO   m   Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of FREDERICK... [more]

FEDERIGO   m   Italian
Archaic Italian form of FREDERICK

FEDIR   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of THEODORE

FEDOR   m   Russian
Variant of FYODOR

FEDOT   m   Russian
Russian form of THEODOTUS

FEDYA   m   Russian
Diminutive of FYODOR

FEIBUSH   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of PHOEBUS

FEICHÍN   m   Irish
Variant of FECHÍN

FEIDHLIM   m   Irish
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

FEIDHLIMIDH   m   Irish
Variant of FEIDHLIM

FEIVEL   m   Yiddish
Diminutive of FAIVISH

FELICE   m   Italian
Italian form of FELIX

FELICIANO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Felicianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name FELIX.

FELICIEN   m   French
French form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FELICJAN   m   Polish
Polish form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FELIKS   m   Russian, Slovene, Polish
Russian, Slovene and Polish form of FELIX

FELIM   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM

FELIP   m   Catalan
Catalan form of PHILIP

FELIPE   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of PHILIP

FELIU   m   Catalan
Catalan form of FELIX

FÉLIX   m   French, Spanish
French and Spanish form of FELIX

FELIX   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]

FEMI   m   Yoruba
Short form of OLUFEMI

FENTON   m   English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "marsh town" in Old English.

FEODOR   m   Russian
Variant of FYODOR

FEODOSIY   m   Russian
Russian form of THEODOSIUS

FEOFAN   m   Russian
Russian form of THEOPHANES

FEOFIL   m   Russian
Russian form of THEOPHILUS

FEOFILAKT   m   Russian
Russian form of THEOPHYLAKTOS

FERAPONT   m   Russian
Russian form of THERAPON

FERDI   m   German
Diminutive of FERDINAND

FERDIE   m   English
Diminutive of FERDINAND

FERDINAND   m   German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements frið "peace" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]

FERDINANDO   m   Italian
Italian form of FERDINAND

FERDY   m   English
Diminutive of FERDINAND

FERDYNAND   m   Polish
Polish form of FERDINAND

FERENC   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of FRANCIS

FERGAL   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FEARGHAL

FERGIE   m & f   Scottish
Diminutive and feminine form of FERGUS

FERGUS   m   Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of FEARGHAS

FERI   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of FERENC

FERKÓ   m   Hungarian
Diminutive of FERENC

FERMIN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of FIRMIN

FERNAND   m   French
French form of FERDINAND

FERNANDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of FERDINAND

FERNÃO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of FERDINAND

FEROZE   m   Iranian
Variant of FIRUZ

FERRAN   m   Catalan
Catalan form of FERDINAND

FERRER   m   Various
From a surname which meant "blacksmith" in Catalan... [more]

FERRUCCIO   m   Italian
Diminutive of Ferro, a medieval nickname meaning "iron" in Italian.

FESTER   m   German
Low German short form of SILVESTER

FESTUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin... [more]

FFRANSIS   m   Welsh
Welsh form of FRANCIS

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