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

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FRØYAfNorwegian
Norwegian form of FREYA.

FRUMAfYiddish
Means "pious" in Yiddish.

FRUZSINAfHungarian
Diminutive of Eufrozina, the Hungarian form of EUPHROSYNE.

FRYDERYKmPolish
Polish form of FREDERICK.

FRYDERYKAfPolish
Polish feminine form of FREDERICK.

FUm & fChinese
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.

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

FUATmTurkish
Turkish form of FUAD.

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

FULCOmAncient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FULK.

FULGENCIOmSpanish
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.

FULGENTIUSmLate Roman
Latin form of FULGENCIO.

FULGENZIOmItalian
Italian form of Fulgentius (see FULGENCIO).

FULKmEnglish (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.

FULKEmEnglish (Archaic)
Variant of FULK.

FÜLÖPmHungarian
Hungarian form of PHILIP.

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

FULVIAfItalian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

FÚLVIOmPortuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

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

FULVIUSmAncient Roman
Latin form of FULVIO.

FUMNANYAf & mWestern African, Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.

FUNANYAfWestern African, Igbo
Means "love" in Igbo.

FUNDAfTurkish
Means "heather" in Turkish.

FUNGAIm & fSouthern African, Shona
Means "think" in Shona.

FUNSmDutch, Limburgish
Short form of ALFONS.

FUNSKEmDutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of ALFONS.

FURAHAfEastern African, Swahili
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.

FUSUNfTurkish
Means "charm" in Turkish.

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

FYFEmScottish
Variant of FIFE.

FYODORmRussian
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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