This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is F.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fanndís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Fanney f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Fanný f Icelandic, FaroeseIcelandic and Faroese form of
Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements
fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and
ný "new moon, waxing moon" or
nýr "new; young; fresh".
Fanos f ArabicArabic word for Lantern. Given to girls in Ethiopia referring to their big bright eyes.
Fanqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Fantasy f American (Rare)Directly taken from the Engish word
fantasy, which was ultimately derived from
Old French fantasie (“fantasy”), from Latin
phantasia (“imagination”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (
phantasía, “apparition”)... [
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Fantesca f Italian, TheatreFrom Italian
fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.
Fantomah f Popular CultureFantomah is the name of the first female character to appear in print as a superhero, the "Mystery Woman of the Jungle", created by Barclay Flagg (a pseudonym of Fletcher Hanks, USA) for Jungle Comics #2, published by Fiction House (USA) in February 1940.
Fanwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Fanxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and
侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".
Fanxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Fanya f YiddishFrom the Spanish
Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Fanya f ChineseFrom Chinese 范 (
fàn) meaning "bee" and 雅 (
yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Fanyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complex" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Faoiltighearna f Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
faol "wolf" and
tighearna "lady". This was the name of an Irish virgin saint whose feast-day was 17 March.
Fara f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan)Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element
-fara-, for example
Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
Fara f GermanicThis name is derived either from Langobardic
fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic
faran "to travel". It can be a short form of names like
Faramund and
Farahild.
Faragild f GermanicDerived from Langobardic
fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic
faran "to travel" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Farahinano f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
fara meaning "panadus" and
hinano meaning "panadus blossom".
Farahnaz f & m PersianDerived from Arabic فَرَح
(faraḥ) meaning "happiness, gladness, joy" combined with Persian ناز
(nâz) meaning "delight, comfort".
Faramalalako m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and
malalako meaning "beloved".
Faranak f Persian, Persian MythologyEtymology uncertain; it may be a form of
Parvaneh,
parvanek which means "little butterfly" and refers to the Persian lynx or caracal, or may be derived from the Middle Persian
plwʾnk' (parwānag) meaning "guide, leader"... [
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Farangis f Persian, Persian MythologyThis is the name of a female character in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. Farangis is the wife of Siavash and mother of Kay Khosrow.
Faranirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Farasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and
soa meaning "good".
Farda f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fard meaning "lone, solitary".
Fərdiyə f AzerbaijaniEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Arabic
فَرْد (fard) meaning "individual".
Farfalla f TheatreMeans "butterfly" in Italian. This is the name of the titular character of the ballet 'Le papillon' (1860). Farfalla is a Circassian princess who is kidnapped by a fairy and enchanted in the form of a butterfly.
Farishtamoh f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
farishta meaning "angel" and
moh meaning "moon".
Fariyane f PersianDerived from Parthian
fryʾng (fryānag, friyānag) meaning “friend, beloved”.
Fariza f ArabicMeans "strawberry" in Arabic, from French fraise.
Farmona f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
farmon meaning "order, command, decree".
Farnaz f PersianDerived from Persian فر
(farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance, luster" combined with ناز
(nâz) meaning "luxury, comfort".
Farners f CatalanFrom the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu de Farners, meaning "Mother of God of Farners," the name of a sanctuary located at the foot of Farners Castle in the Selva municipality of Santa Coloma de Farners... [
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Farore f Popular CultureThis is the name of a goddess in
The Legend of Zelda series of video games. The goddess of courage, earth and life, her name supposedly means "life" or "courage" in the ancient Hylian language.
Farshid m & f PersianFrom Persian فر
(farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance" and شید
(šid) meaning "light, shine".
Farsiris f Persian (Rare)Possibly a Persian form of
Parysatis. The name Parysatis was borne by one of the wives of Alexander the Great, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia.
Faryal f PersianFrom
فر (
far) meaning "splendour" and and
یال (
yâl) meaning "neck".
Fasai f ThaiMeans “clear sky, clear heavens” in Thai.
Fasthæiðr f Old NorseCombination of
fast 'firmly, fast' and
heiðr 'bright, clear, cloudless'.
Fatimeja f HistoryAlbanian form of
Fatimah used in reference to Fatimah al-Zahra, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah.
Fatjeta f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and
jetë "life".
Fatmawati f IndonesianCombination of
Fatma and the feminine suffix
-wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who did not have a surname, was the first Indonesian First Lady.
Faustitas f Roman MythologyPossibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)Derived from French
fauve. As a noun,
fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [
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Fawila f Medieval PolishPolish form of the Latin
Favilla, borne by an early Christian martyr. The name is recorded in use in Poland in 1306.
Fawnie f RomaniDerived from the Romani word
fawnie "ring; finger ring".
Faxai f LaoMeaning unkown. The names was submitted by Laos to the typhoon committee.
Faxrinoz f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Faxrinur f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Faxrioy f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
oy meaning "moon".
Faxriya f UzbekDerived from a genre of celebratory poetry expressing pride, ultimately from the Uzbek
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour".
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French
faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fayna f Spanish (Canarian)Possibly derived from Guanche *
fāh-inaɣ meaning "our light". According to Juan de Abréu Galindo's
Historia de la conquista de las siete islas Canarias (published 1632), this was the name of the wife of Zonzamas, a Guanche king on the island of Lanzarote... [
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Fayzet f CircassianDerived from Arabic فَائِز
(fāʾiz) meaning "successful, victorious".
Fayzichevar f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and
chevar meaning "master seamstress, expert".
Fayzigul f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Fazla f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fazl meaning "virtue, grace".