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Főbe f HungarianEtymology uncertain. It may be a form of
Phoebe influenced by the Hungarian
fő meaning "main, principle".
Fodor m HungarianMeans "wave, ripple" or "curl" in Hungarian. Useage as a given name may be influenced by
Theodore.
Fofi f GreekDiminutive of
Fotini. This was borne by Greek politician Fotini 'Fofi' Gennimata (1964-2021).
Foghlaidh m Old IrishDerived from
foghlaí "plunderer, robber; marauder, trespasser, outlaw".
Foix f & m CatalanFrom the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu de Foix, meaning "Mother of God of Foix," the name of a church located on a cliff near the headwaters of the river Foix in the Alt Penedès municipality of Torrelles de Foix, hence the heavy concentration of its usage in the comarca of Alt Penedès.
Folcbald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Folcburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
folc "people." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Folcdag m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with
daga "day."
Folcgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
folc "people." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Folchard m GermanicDerived from the Germanic elements
folk "people" and
hard "brave, hardy".
Folcman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with
man "man."
Folcmund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Folcrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Folcræd m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
folc "folk, people" and
ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". Cognate to Germanic
Folcrad.
Folcram m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Folculf m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Folcward m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Folcwin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
folc "people" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Foldheiðr f Old NorseCombination of
fold 'earth, plain' and
heiðr 'bright, clear, cloudless'.
Folkví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
folk "people" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Folkviðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
folk "people" and
viðr "forest", "wood", "tree".
Foniya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
foniy meaning "transitory, passing".
Fönn f Icelandic, Norse MythologyMeans "snowdrift" in Old Norse. It occurs in Norse legend belonging to a daughter of king Snær ("snow"), sister of Drífa ("driven snow" or "snowfall"), Mjöll ("powdery (fresh) snow") and Þorri ("frozen snow").
Fontain m English (American)French place name, a form of
Fontaine meaning "spring" or "well". Compare the English word
Fountain.
Foppe m West FrisianFrisian short form of masculine names that have
folc for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name
Folcbert is a good example of that.
Foraoise m IrishFrom Irish
foraoise meaning "forest", ultimately from Medieval Latin
forestis meaning "open wood".
Forcaz m French (Archaic)Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Forester m EnglishFrom a surname meaning "keeper of forest" or "forest expert", originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. Could also be considered an elaboration of
Forrest and
Forest.
Forgall m Irish MythologyPerhaps related to Irish
forgella "testifies". In Irish legend he was the father of
Emer, nicknamed "the cunning, dextrous, wily". The Wily Lord of Lusca tried to prevent his daughter marrying
Cúchulainn and, rather than face the champion's wrath, leapt to his death from the ramparts of his fortress.
Formosa f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Latin
formosa, the feminine form of the adjective
formosus, "beautiful, handsome; aesthetic, well-formed".
Formosus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
formosus "beautiful, graceful, well-shaped." This name was borne by a pope from the 9th century AD.
Forseti m Norse MythologyForseti means "presiding one; president" in Old Norse (and in modern Icelandic and Faeroese as well).... [
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Forsythia f English (Rare)From the name of
forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic
Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [
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Fort m RomanshShort form of
Confortus, in former times this name was bestowed on children whose next older sibling had died and whose birth was supposed to provide comfort to their grieving parents... [
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Fortebraccio m Medieval ItalianMeans "strong arm" in Italian, as it is derived from Italian
forte meaning "strong" combined with Italian
braccio meaning "arm" (the plural form is
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Fortitude f & m LiteratureFrom the English word, meaning "courage in pain or adversity". The name of a member of Mrs Ape's choir in the Evelyn Waugh novel 'Vile Bodies'.
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of
Fortunatus.
Fortunatianus m Late RomanThis Roman cognomen is an extended form of
Fortunatus. Bearers of this name include the Latin grammarian and metrician Atilius Fortunatianus (4th century AD) and the Roman rhetorician Gaius Chirius Fortunatianus (4th century AD).
Fos m West FrisianContracted form of Germanic names beginning with the element
folk "people".
Fotia f GreekIt means fire, or blaze. It is a Greek name I stumbled across one time and liked the sound of it.
Fotiha f UzbekMeans "the 1st chapter of the Qu'ran" in Uzbek.
Fotoula f GreekDiminutive of
Fotini. This was used in the film 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' (2002), where it belonged to the central character (Fotoula "
Toula").
Fotyn m PolishPolish form of Φωτεινός
(Photeinos) and Φωτίνος
(Photinos) via their latinized form
Photinus.
Foulques m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)French form of
Fulk. The name was borne by five counts of Anjou (898-1129), the last of whom abdicated to become king of Jerusalem (1131-1143); it was also the name of an 11th-century count of Angoulême.
Fount m EnglishMeaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of
Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.
Fountain m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [
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Fowoke f YorubaMeans "girl who is pampered with money" in Yoruba.
Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.
Foxx m English (Rare)Either transferred use of the surname
Foxx or a variant of
Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Foxxy f Popular CultureVariant of
Foxy. A notable fictional bearer is Foxxy Love from the animated series 'Drawn Together'.
Fozila f UzbekMeans "learned, erudite woman", "eminent woman" in Uzbek.
Fozzie m Popular CultureFozzie Bear is a Muppet character. Fozzie is an orange-brown, fozzie bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a red-and-white polka-dot necktie.