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Fitibaldo m GermanicThe name is composed from the two Germanic name elements
FIT and
BALD. The element
BALD means "bold" but the stem
FIT is less clear, Förstemann relates it to the obscure Middle High German word
fiesz with the approximate meaning "sly, cunning, crafty; wise clever, ingenious" and asks whether it could be related to the english verb "to fit".
Fitim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
fitim, an archaic word meaning "victory".
Fitrianto m IndonesianFrom Indonesian
fitri meaning "pure, natural", ultimately from Arabic فطري
(fiṭrī). It can also be used to refer to the end or breaking of a fast, derived from Arabic فطر
(fiṭr).
Five m English (Rare)From the English word for the number 5, derived from Old English
fīf (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin
quinque and Greek
pente).
Fjalldís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
fjall "mountain" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Fjólar m IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
fjóla "violet flower" and Old Norse
herr "army, warrior". It may be used as a masculine form of
Fjóla.
Fjólmundur m IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
fjóla "violet flower" and Old Norse
mundr "protection". This name may be used as a masculine form of
Fjóla.
Fjor m Popular CultureFrom the Old Norse element
fjǫr meaning "life; spirit; energy". Fjor Jutul (played by Herman Tømmeraas) is the main character in the Norwegian-Danish TV series 'Ragnarok' (2020-).
Fjǫrgyn f Norse MythologyMeans "land, earth" in Old Norse, derived from Proto-Germanic
*fergunją "mountain". In Norse mythology, Fjǫrgyn was the goddess of the earth and the mother of
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Flaín m Medieval SpanishPossibly from Latin
Flavinus meaning "belonging to the gens
Flavia" or a diminutive of Latin
flavus "yellow, blonde".
Flaunys f Manx (Modern, Rare)Directly taken from Manx
flaunys "heaven, paradise, Kingdom come", ultimately from older Manx
Flathanas "Paradise" (in the Christian sense of the word). This is a newly coined name intended as a Manx form of
Urania and
Celeste.
Flegont m RussianRussian form of
Phlegon. A known bearer of this name was Flegont Arsenyevich Arsenyev (1832-1889), a Russian writer and ethnographer.
Fleurdelys f French (Rare)From the name of the common heraldic charge in the shape of a lily, particularly associated with the French monarchy. It is derived from French
fleur de lis meaning "lily flower".
Fleury m FrenchMasculine form of
Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.
Flidais f Irish MythologyMeaning uncertain, allegedly "doe". Flidais was an Irish goddess of forests, hunting and wild animals, especially stags and deer - by which her chariot was drawn. She is the chief figure in the 'Táin Bó Flidhais', one of the lesser known cattle raid tales which makes her the wife of Ailill Finn and lover, later wife, of the hero Fergus mac Róich.
Flisa f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureTaken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic
Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [
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Flisch m RomanshVariant of
Felix, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Flokarta f FolkloreDerived from Albanian
flokartë meaning "golden haired",
Flokarta dhe Tre Arinjtë is the Albanian title of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Flordespina f Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureThis name is borne by a character in Francisco de Barahona's
Flor de caballerías (1599). The name is thought to be derived from Spanish
flor de espina "thorn flower; hawthorn flower"... [
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Floréal m FrenchDerived from the name of the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word
floreus, meaning "flowery".
Floreal m Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Floréal. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named
Floreal and
Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Florența f RomanianRomanian form of
Florentia (see
Florence). Note that
Florența is also the Romanian name for the Italian city of Florence.
Florentijn m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Florentinus (for men) and
Florentina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [
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Flori m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".
Floridus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective
floridus meaning "flowery, blooming, florid".
Florijn m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Florinus (for men) and
Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [
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Florim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".
Florimel f Literature, TheatreCombination of Latin
flos meaning "flower" (genitive
floris) and
mel "honey". This name was first used by Edmund Spenser in his poem
The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form
Florimell)... [
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Florin m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".
Florynce f EnglishVariant form of
Florence. A well-known bearer of this name was the American civil rights advocate and feminist Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000).
Floscellus m History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from Latin
floscellus, a diminutive of
flosculus (which itself is a diminutive of
flos "flower, blossom"), meaning "small flower". Saint Floscellus was a young man who was martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius... [
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Flosshilde f TheatreThe name is made up from the German word
Flosse "fin" and the name element
hild "battle, fight".... [
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Floure f RomaniA bona fide cognate of
Flora, this name is derived from the Romani adjective
floure "flowery".
Fluffy m PetFrom the adjective fluffy, which describes something light, soft, and fuzzy. This name is commonly given to pets.
Fluonia f Roman MythologyDerives from
fluo,
fluere, "to flow," is a form of
Juno who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy... [
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