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Faheem فہیم m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فهيم (see Fahim), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Fahmida فہمیدہ f Bengali, Urdu
From Persian فهمیده (fahmīdeh) meaning "wise", a derivative of the Arabic root فهم (fahima) meaning "to understand".

Faisal فیصل m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal), as well as the form in several other languages.

Faiz 2 فیض m Urdu
Urdu form of Feyz.

Faiza فائزہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Faiz 1.

Farah فرح f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay
Means "joy, happiness" in Arabic, from the root فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Fareed فرید m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريد or Urdu فرید (see Farid).

Fareeha فریحہ f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريحة or Urdu فریحہ (see Fariha).

Farhan فرحان m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Means "happy, cheerful" in Arabic, a derivative of فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Farhana فرحانہ f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Feminine form of Farhan.

Farid فرید m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "unique, precious" in Arabic, derived from فرد (farada) meaning "to be unique, to be alone". This was the name of a 13th-century Persian poet.

Farida فریدہ f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Bengali, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Farid.

Fariha فریحہ f Arabic, Urdu
Means "happy" in Arabic, from the root فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Farooq فاروق m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاروق (see Faruq), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Farrukh فرّخ m Urdu, Tajik
Urdu and Tajik form of Farrokh.

Farzana فرزانہ f Pashto, Urdu, Bengali
Pashto, Urdu and Bengali form of Farzaneh.

Fateh فتح m Urdu, Azerbaijani
Urdu and Azerbaijani form of Fatih.

Fatima فاطمہ f Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic فطم (faṭama) meaning "to abstain, to wean". Fatima was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. She is regarded as the exemplary Muslim woman, especially among Shias.

Fawzia فوزیہ f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Fawzi.

Faysal فیصل m Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, Urdu
Means "a judge, arbiter" in Arabic.

Feroz فیروز m Urdu
Urdu form of Firouz.

Feroze فیروز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فیروز (see Feroz).

Fida فدا f & m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "redemption" in Arabic, a derivative of فدى (fadā) meaning "to redeem, to to ransom, to sacrifice". It is typically masculine in Pakistan and feminine in Indonesia.

Firdaus فردوس m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Derived from Arabic فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".

Firdos فردوس m & f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فردوس (see Firdaus).

Firdous فردوس m & f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فردوس (see Firdaus).

Fouzia فوزیہ f Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فوزيّة or Urdu فوزیہ (see Fawzia) chiefly used in North Africa and Pakistan.

Furqan فرقان m Arabic, Urdu
Means "criterion between right and wrong" or "proof" in Arabic. This is the name of the 25th chapter (surah al-Furqan) of the Quran.

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