Behind the Name: Names Starting with F (page 3)

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FRYDERYK m Polish
Polish form of FREDERICK.

FRYDERYKA f Polish
Polish feminine form of FREDERICK.

FU m & f Chinese
From Chinese 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy", 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus, lotus" or 甫 (fǔ) meaning "begin, man, father", in addition to other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 8th-century Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, whose given was 甫.

FUAD m Arabic
Derived from Arabic فؤاد (fu'ad) meaning "heart".

FUAT m Turkish
Turkish form of FUAD.

FULBERT m French, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements fulc "people" and beraht "bright". Saint Fulbert was an 11th-century bishop of Chartres.

FULCO m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FULK.

FULGENCIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Fulgentius, which meant "shining" from Latin fulgens. Saint Fulgentius was a 6th-century bishop from Tunisia who was a friend of Saint Augustine.

FULGENTIUS m Late Roman
Latin form of FULGENCIO.

FULGENZIO m Italian
Italian form of Fulgentius (see FULGENCIO).

FULK m English (Archaic)
From the Germanic name Fulco, a short form of various names beginning with the element fulc "people". The Normans brought this name to England, though it is now very rare.

FULKE m English (Archaic)
Variant of FULK.

FÜLÖP m Hungarian
Hungarian form of PHILIP.

FULTON m English
From a surname which was derived from the name of the town of Foulden in Norfolk, itself meaning "bird hill" in Old English.

FULVIA f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

FÚLVIO m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

FULVIO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Fulvius, which was derived from Latin fulvus "yellow, tawny".

FULVIUS m Ancient Roman
Latin form of FULVIO.

FUMNANYA f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.

FUNANYA f Western African, Igbo
Means "love" in Igbo.

FUNDA f Turkish
Means "heather" in Turkish.

FUNGAI m & f Southern African, Shona
Means "think" in Shona.

FUNS m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of ALFONS.

FUNSKE m Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of ALFONS.

FURAHA f Eastern African, Swahili
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.

FUSUN f Turkish
Means "charm" in Turkish.

FUYUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

FYFE m Scottish
Variant of FIFE.

FYODOR m Russian
Russian form of THEODORE. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as 'Crime and Punishment' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'.

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