This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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").
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”)... [
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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.
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)"... [
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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.
Fazu f Avar (Rare)Possibly a form of
Faiza. A known bearer was Fazu Alieva (1932-2016), a Soviet poet of Dagestani Avar origin.
Fedea f Basque (Rare)Derived from the Basque
fede "faith", this name is the Basque equivalent of
Fe.
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, TheatreModern Greek form of
Phaidra (see
Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [
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Felicitación f Spanish (Rare)Means "congratulation" in Spanish, after the dedication of Catholic religious services on Saturdays to the Virgin
Mary with the title of "Saturday Congratulation" (
Felicitación Sabatina).
Ferrari f & m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Ferrari. Ferrari is also the name of a company manufacturing luxury sports cars and Formula One racing cars.... [
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Ferun f German (Modern, Rare)A combination of the Germanic name element
runa "rune" with a less secure first part. The first part could be the German word
Fee "fay, fairy" indicating a rather new coinage in the 19th century or later, or a worn down form of the name element
fridu "peace".
Fia f Irish (Modern, Rare)Allegedly derived from Irish
fia "deer" (via Old Irish
fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from
fid "wood").
Fideli f Swedish (Modern, Rare), LiteratureDerived from the name
Fia. Fideli is one of the main characters in the Swedish children's book 'Den Vita Stenen' (1964). Usage of this name is most likely inspired by this book.
Fidus m & f English (Rare)This name might have been derived from Latin
fidus meaning "faithful."
Fifinella f English (Modern, Rare), LiteratureFifinella is a rare English name for girls. Literary uses include the title figure in a children's christmas play by Barry Jackson and Basil Dean, and the use a a generic term for a female gremlin in Roald Dahl's
The Gremlins.... [
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Finty m & f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Fintan and other names beginning with a similar sound. A known bearer of the nickname is English actress Finty Williams (1972-).
Fiordalisa f Italian (Rare)Derived from Italian
fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however,
fiordaliso is the Italian term for
Fleur-de-lis; as such, Fiordalisa is also an adoption and adaption of French
Fleurdelys.
Fiordaliso f & m Italian (Rare)Italian form of
Fleurdelys. Fiordaliso is also used as translation of Fleur-de-Lys (de Gondelaurier), character of
Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
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".
Flame m & f English (Rare)From the English word
flame: "a stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire."
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.
Fletta f English (American, Rare, Archaic)Possibly a habitational name from a place in the parish of Delting, Shetland, named with an Old Norse term denoting a strip of arable land or pasture or from the Old Norse byname
Fljótr 'swift, speedy'.
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".
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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Florabel f English (Rare), FilipinoVariant of
Florabelle, a combination of
Flora and
Belle. A well-known bearer was the American reporter, newspaper columnist and author Florabel Muir (1889-1970), who covered both Hollywood celebrities and underworld gangsters from the 1920s through the 1960s.