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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is F.
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Fanndís f Icelandic
Combination 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").
Fannia f Ancient Roman, History
Feminine form of Fannius. Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.
Fannlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Norse fǫnn "snowdrift" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Fanný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
Fannye f English
Variant of Fanny.
Fanomezana f & m Malagasy
Means "gift, donation" in Malagasy.
Fanomezantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fanomezana meaning "gift" and soa meaning "good".
Fanos f Arabic
Arabic word for Lantern. Given to girls in Ethiopia referring to their big bright eyes.
Fanoula f Greek
Diminutive of Fani.
Fanouria f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Fanourios, which is the modern Greek form of Phanourios.
Fanqi f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 繁 (see Fan) and 棋 (see Qi).... [more]
Fanqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Fant f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Frañseza.
Fänta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish (dialect) fänta meaning "little girl".
Fantasia f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word for "fantasy, imagination", ultimately deriving from Greek φαντασία (phantasia). A known bearer is the American R&B singer Fantasia Barrino (1984-).
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”)... [more]
Fantesca f Italian, Theatre
From 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 Culture
Fantomah 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.
Fanw f Welsh
Diminutive form of Myfanwy.
Fanwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Fanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".
Fanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Fanya f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Fanya f Chinese
From Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 雅 () meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", or other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Fanying f & m Chinese
Combination of 凡 (see Fan) and 影 (see Ying).... [more]
Fanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complex" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Faoileán m & f Irish (Modern)
Means "seagull" in Irish.
Faoiltighearna f Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish faol "wolf" and tighearna "lady". This was the name of an Irish virgin saint whose feast-day was 17 March.
Faon f & m Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Fen 1.
Faouzia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).
Fara f Arabic, Galician (Rare)
Variant transcription of Farah.
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 Germanic
This 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.
Fara m & f Shona
Meaning "happy" or "joyous".
Faragild f Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
Farahinano f Tahitian
From the Tahitian fara meaning "panadus" and hinano meaning "panadus blossom".
Farahnaz f & m Persian
Derived from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) meaning "happiness, gladness, joy" combined with Persian ناز (nâz) meaning "delight, comfort".
Farahnoush f Afghan
Delightful
Faraja f & m Swahili
Means "consolation, comfort" in Swahili.
Faramalalako m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and malalako meaning "beloved".
Fəranək f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Faranak.
Faranak f Persian, Persian Mythology
Etymology 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"... [more]
Farangis f Persian, Persian Mythology
This 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 Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and nirina meaning "desired".
Farasha f Arabic
Means "butterfly" in Arabic.
Farasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and soa meaning "good".
Faraz m & f Arabic
Means strawberry
Farda f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek fard meaning "lone, solitary".
Fərdiyə f Azerbaijani
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Arabic فَرْد (fard) meaning "individual".
Fardowsa f Somali
Somali form of Firdaus.
Fareeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Farida as well as the usual Urdu form.
Farfalla f Theatre
Means "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.
Farhah f Arabic
Variant of Farah.
Farhanah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Farhana as well as the Malay, Indonesian, and Maranao form.
Farhanatou f Western African
Form of Farhana used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Farhat m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.
Farhia f Somali, Arabic
Fariha "happiness" From the Arabic word for happy
Farhiya f Swahili, Somali
Variant transcription of Fariha.
Faria f Arabic, Urdu
Means "Beautiful, kind and loving" in Arabic.
Faria f Persian, Urdu
Possibly means "blessed, magnificent".
Faria f Cornish
Cornish form of Maria
Färidä f Tatar
Tatar form of Farida.
Faridah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Farida as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.
Farihah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Fariha as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Fərihan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Fariha.
Farina f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Spanish (Latin American)
From the character Farina in the series Our Gang played by the male child actor Allen Hoskins. It was aired in Germany under the title Die kleinen Strolche.
Farisai f Shona
Means "be very happy" in Shona.
Farishtah f Persian
Variant transcription of Fereshteh.
Farishtamoh f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek farishta meaning "angel" and moh meaning "moon".
Farîtaríka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Friederike and Frederika
Färixa f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Fariha.
Fariyane f Persian
Derived from Parthian fryʾng‎ (fryānag, friyānag) meaning “friend, beloved”.
Färiz̦ä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Farida.
Fariza f Kazakh, Chechen, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Either a form of Farida or Firouzeh or derived from Arabic فريضة (faridhah) meaning "duty, obligation".
Fariza f Arabic
Means "strawberry" in Arabic, from French fraise.
Farkhondeh f Persian
Means "lucky, fortunate, blessed" in Persian.
Farmona f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek farmon meaning "order, command, decree".
Farna f Arabic
Shortened form of Farnaz.
Farnaj f Indian
Possibly an Indian form of the Persian name Farnaz.
Farnaz f Persian
Derived from Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance, luster" combined with ناز (nâz) meaning "luxury, comfort".
Farners f Catalan
From 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... [more]
Farnés f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Farners.
Farnoush f Iranian
Allegedly means "divine wine" in Persian.
Farog'at f Uzbek
Means "comfort, ease, peace" in Uzbek.
Farora f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Salvatora.
Farore f Popular Culture
This 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.
Farosat f Uzbek
Means "intellect, cleverness" in Uzbek.
Farovon f Uzbek
Means "plentiful, prosperous" in Uzbek.
Farra f Arabic
Variant transcription of Fara
Farran m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Farran.
Farrin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Farran and Farren.
Farruca f Galician
Hypocoristic of Francisca.
Farryn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Farran/Farren and Faron.
Farsane f Persian
Variant of Farzaneh.
Farshid m & f Persian
From 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.
Faruzan f Old Persian
It means "bright" in Persian.
Färxänä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Farhana.
Faryal f Persian
From فر (far) meaning "splendour" and and یال (yâl) meaning "neck".
Farydeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Farideh.
Faryl f English (Rare)
Most likely a quasi-feminization of Farrell with the spelling being influenced by Cheryl, Beryl, Meryl and similar names.
Färzänä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Farzana.
Farzane f Persian
Variant transcription of Farzaneh or a feminine form of Farzan.
Fasach f & m Old Irish
From Old Irish fásach‎ "wilderness".
Fasai f Thai
Means “clear sky, clear heavens” in Thai.
Fashionette f English (American, Rare), African American
Likely a combination of the English word fashion and the popular suffix -ette.
Fasia f German (Rare)
Not available.... [more]
Fasiha f Uzbek
Means "eloquant, well-spoken" in Uzbek.
Fasingha m & f Ijaw
Means "a name never dies" in Ijaw.
Fasohat f Uzbek
Means "eloquence" in Uzbek.
Fasthæiðr f Old Norse
Combination of fast 'firmly, fast' and heiðr 'bright, clear, cloudless'.
Fastrada f Germanic, History
Feminine form of Fastrad. Fastrada (765-794 AD) was the fourth wife of Charlemagne and had borne him two children.
Fata f Bosnian
Bosnian short form of Fatima.
Fatbardhë f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatbardh.
Fate m & f English, English (American), English (African)
Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.
Fateemoh f Thai (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Fatimoh.
Faten f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Fatin 1 as well as the Malay form.
Fathi m & f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Faði.
Fathin f Malay
Malay form of Fatin 1.
Fathmath f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Fatimah.
Fatihah f Arabic (Rare), Malay, Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Arabic alternate transcription of Fatiha as well as the Malay, Indonesian and Thai form.
Fatila f Uzbek
Means "curly" in Uzbek.
Fatimæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Fatimah.
Fatimat f Karachay-Balkar, Circassian, Abazin
Balkar, Kabardian, and Abazin form of Fatimah.
Fatima Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra.
Fatime f Crimean Tatar, Hungarian, Turkish
Crimean Tatar, Hungarian, and Turkish form of Fatimah.
Fatimeja f History
Albanian form of Fatimah used in reference to Fatimah al-Zahra, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah.
Fatimoh f Thai (Muslim), Nigerian
Form of Fatimah used in Thailand and Nigeria.
Fatina f Arabic
Variant of Fatine.
Fatine m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Fatin 1 or Fatin 2 (chiefly Moroccan).
Fationa f Albanian
Variant of Fatjona.
Fatjeta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and jetë "life".
Fatjona f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatjon.
Fatlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatlind.
Fatlume f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fatlum.
Fatmagül f Turkish
Combination of Fatma and Gül.
Fatman f Georgian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Patman.
Fatmaniar f Indonesian, Minangkabau
Combination of the name Fatma and the Minangkabau feminine suffix -niar.
Fatmaningrum f Indonesian
combination of Fatma and Ningrum
Fatmanur f Turkish
A compound of Fatma and Nur.
Fatmawati f Indonesian
Combination of Fatma and the feminine suffix -wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who did not have a surname, was the first Indonesian First Lady.
Fatmayanti f Indonesian
Combination of Fatma and Yanti
Fatma Zehra f Turkish
Combination of Fatma and Zehra.
Fatma Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra primarily used for Algerian Arabic.
Fatme f Circassian
Adyghe form of Fatma.
Fatmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatmir.
Fatmiroshe f Albanian
Elaborated form of Fatmire.
Fatna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fatimah chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Fatouma f Western African
Form of Fatimah used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Fatratra m & f Malagasy
Means "diligent" in Malagasy.
Fätxiä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Fathiyya.
Fatyan f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Meaning "seduction".
Faudziah f Malay
Malay form of Fawziyya.
Faugel f Yiddish
Either a variant of Faigel or a younger form of Vogel.
Faun f English
Variant of Fawn in the style of Fauna.
Faunia f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated variant of Fauna.
Fauqiyah f Urdu
Meaning "Woman with High Grades".
Faura f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown at this point in time.
Fauresthia f Ivorian
From Cote d'Ivoire, queen of the meerkat tribe in French culture
Faustė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Fausta.
Faùstëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Faustina.
Faustitas f Roman Mythology
Possibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
Faustsina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Faustina.
Fauszta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Fausta
Fausztina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Faustina.
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)"... [more]
Fäüziä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Fawziya.
Fauzia f Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu فوزیہ (see Fawzia), as well as the Bengali transcription.
Fauziah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Fawziyya.
Faven f Tigrinya
Means "light"
Favia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phabia, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabia.
Faviana f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phabiana, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabiana.
Favor f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to feel or show preference for someone or something."
Favourite f Literature
In Victor Hugo's Les Misérables Fantine's friend is called this, because she went to England once.
Favsta f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian
Modern Greek spelling of Phausta, which is the ancient Greek form of Fausta.... [more]
Favstina f Greek, Russian (Archaic)
Modern Greek spelling of Phaustina, which is the ancient Greek form of Faustina.... [more]
Favziyya f Chechen
Chechen form of Fawziya.
Fawila f Medieval Polish
Polish form of the Latin Favilla, borne by an early Christian martyr. The name is recorded in use in Poland in 1306.
Fawna f English (American, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Fawn or a variant of Fauna with the spelling being influenced by Fawn.
Fawnia f English (American), Literature
Elaborated variant of Fauna.... [more]
Fawnie f Romani
Derived from the Romani word fawnie "ring; finger ring".
Fawny f English (American, Modern)
Influenced by Tawny from the name Fawn.
Fawstina f Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Faustina.
Fawziyyah f Muslim (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Fawziyya.
Faxai f Lao
Meaning unkown. The names was submitted by Laos to the typhoon committee.
Faxian m & f Chinese
Fa and Xian.... [more]
Fäxriä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Fakhriyya.
Faxrinoz f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Faxrinur f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Faxrioy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and oy meaning "moon".
Faxriya f Uzbek
Derived from a genre of celebratory poetry expressing pride, ultimately from the Uzbek faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour".
Fay f Greek
Variant of Faii.
Fayanna f English
Earlier form of Fayana
Faydra f English
Variant of Phaedra.
Fayelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Faye using the popular name suffix lynn.
Fayèn f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayen f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayenne f Dutch
Blend of Faye and Anne 1.
Fayetta f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.
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.
Faylee f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Fay and Lee.
Faylene f English
Variant of Feline.
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... [more]
Fayre f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fayre.
Fayrene f English (Archaic)
Elaboration of Fay.
Fäyrüzä f Bashkir
Variant Bashkir form of Fairuza.
Fayyatia f Arabic
Feminine form of Fayyaz.
Fayzet f Circassian
Derived from Arabic فَائِز (fāʾiz) meaning "successful, victorious".
Fayzi m & f Arabic, Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Faizi as well as an Arabic variant transcription of the name.... [more]
Fayzichevar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and chevar meaning "master seamstress, expert".
Fayzigul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Faz m & f Various
Fazenti f Romani
Variant of Fazenta.
Fazhezy f Dungan
Derived from Fatima.
Fazila f Medieval Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Fazil (see Fadl).
Fəzilət f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Fadila.
Fazilat f Uzbek
Means "virtue, merit" in Uzbek.
Fazilyat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Fadila.
Fazla f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek fazl meaning "virtue, grace".
Fazlina f Malay
Feminine elaboration of Fazli.
Fazluna f Indian (Muslim)
derived from Arabic word meaning desert flower