Submitted Names Starting with F

FÁ m Portuguese
Short form of Fábio.

FAAIEZAH f South African (Rare)

FAAKO m & f Dagbani
Means "mercy" in Dagbani.

FAAMAI f & m African

FAAN m Dutch
Short form of Stefaan and Fanuël.

FAARAX m Somali
An old Somali name, not to be confused with the Arabic name Farah.

FABI f & m Various, Portuguese
Portuguese masculine short form of Fabio and Fabiano.... [more]

FABIÀ m Catalan
Catalan form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

FABIAAN m Dutch
Dutch form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

FABIANNA f Various
Feminine form of Fabian.

FABIB m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Either an adaption of Ḥabīb or else of Hebrew Habib.

FABICO m Portuguese
Diminutive of Fabio or Fabiano.

FABIËNNE f Dutch
Dutch form of Fabienne.

FABIETTE f French (African, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Fabien.

FABIJANA f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Fabian.

FABIJE m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Fabius.

FABIJOLĖ f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Fabiola.

FABIJONAS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

FABIOLE f French (Rare)
French form of Fabiola.

FABIY m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Fabius.

FABIYA f Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Fabia.

FABIYAH m & f Urdu

FABLE m & f English
Derived from the word for a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities, and that illustrates a moral lesson.... [more]

FABRICI m Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

FABRICIANA f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Fabricianus. In modern times, this name is used primarily in Brazil.

FABRICIANO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Fabricianus.

FABRICIANUS m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Fabricius.

FABRIENNE f American (?), Filipino (?)
Possibly a blend of Fabrizia and Fabienne.

FABRISÍUS m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic form of Fabricius.

FABRYCJAN m Polish
Polish form of Fabricianus.

FABRYCY m Polish
Polish form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

FABULINUS m Roman Mythology
The god who invoked the first instance of articulate speech, whose name derives form fari, "to speak"; cf. fabula.

FACEBOOK f Egyptian (Modern, Rare)
Inspired by the impact social media played in the #Jan25 revolution in Cairo's Tahrir Square, an Egyptian man reportedly named his firstborn daughter "Facebook."

FACINO m Italian
Facino is derived from Latin and an abbreviation of the Italian name Bonifacio, known to mean, "Doer of Good Deeds."

FACUND m Catalan
Catalan form of Facundus.

FACUNDA f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Facundo.

FADEL m Arabic
Variant of Fadl.

FADELA f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Fadila (chiefly Algerian).

FADER m Old Danish (?), Old Swedish
Variant of FaðiR.

FADERERA f African
Meaning"God's Crown"

FADHILA f Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic فَضِيل (faḍīl) meaning "excellent, virtuous".

FADHILAH f & m Indonesian, Malay
Variant transcription of Fadhila, also used as a masculine name.

FADHIR m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Faðir.

FADHMA f Berber, Northern African
Kabyle form of Fatima.

FADILAH f & m Indonesian, Malay
Variant transcription of Fadila or Fadil.

FADIYAH f Arabic
Variant transcription of Fadia.

FADMA f Berber
Variant of Fadhma used in Morocco.

FADRI m Romansh (Rare)
Romansh form of Frederick that originated in the Engadine valley.

FADRINA f Romansh
Feminine form of Fadri.

FADRIQUE m Medieval Spanish
Derivative of Federico.

FADUMA f Somali
Somali variant of Fatimah.

FADUMO f Somali
Somali form of Fatima.

FADY m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fadi.

FADZAI f Shona
make happy/ please

FADZILAH f & m Malay
Malay form of Fadhila and Fadhil.

FADZISO f Shona
Means "one who brings happiness" in Shona.

FADZYA f Siberian

FÆITR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse byname derived from feitr meaning "fat". The weak form Feiti is found in West Scandinavia. Fet is found as a byname in Sweden; Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Feiz, Fez, Foit.

FAEL m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.

FAELA f Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Irish
Diminutive of Rafaela.

FÆLVÆRA m Ossetian Mythology
Possibly a combination of the names of the saints Florus and Laurus. Fælværa was the one-eyed protector of sheep. There is a festival of sheep-shearing honored after him in September. He is the enemy of Tutyr, lord of the wolves.

FAELYN f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Faelynn.

FAELYNN f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fae and the popular suffix -lynn.

FAENDAL m Popular Culture (Rare)
The name of a wood elf millworker and archer in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

FAENIA f English

FAERYN m & f Scottish, English
Feminine variant of Ferran.

FAFA f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (fa) meaning "flower" combined with 花 (fa) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

FAFÀ m Haitian Creole

FÁFNIR m Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Means "the embracer" in Old Norse. It is a name of a dragon in Nordic poetry.

FAGAN m Yiddish

FAGIM m Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Possibly a Judeo-Catalan or Judeo-Provençal vernacular form of Hayyim, reflecting the local pronunciation in medieval Occitania.

FAGIN m Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Fagin.

FAGUN f & m Indian
Fagun is a month in the solar Hindu calendar, Tirhuta Panchang, followed by the Maithili community of India and Nepal, corresponding to February–March.

FAHAD m Arabic
Means "panther" in Arabic.

FAHADA f Arabic
Means "leopard" in Arabic.

FAHAR f Arabic, Muslim
This Muslim name means "joy and happiness".

FAHARI m & f Swahili
Means "fame, honour, splendour" in Swahili.

FAHEEM m Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Urdu and Indian variant of Fahim.

FAHEY m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fahey.

FAHIRA f Indonesian
Feminine form of Fahir.

FAHMO f Somali
Means "understanding" in Somali directly from the Arabic root f-h-m (see Fahim).

FAHREN f American (Modern, Rare)

FAHRET m Bosnian
Variant of Fahrudin.

FAHRETA f Bosnian
Feminine form of Fahret.

FAHRETTIN m Turkish
Turkish form of Fakhr al-din.

FAHRO m Bosnian
Bosnian short form of Fahrudin.

FAHRUDIN m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Fakhr al-din.

FAI m Chinese

FAÏÇAL m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fayçal.

FA'IDAH f Hausa
Means "benefit, advantage" in Hausa.

FAIDIVA f Medieval Occitan
Variant of Faydide.

FAIDON m Greek
Modern transcription of Phaidon.

FAIE f English (Rare)
Variant of Fay.

FAIGY f Yiddish
Diminutive of Faiga or Faigel.

FAILE f Literature
Means 'falcon'... [more]

FAÍLENN f Medieval Irish
Derived from Old Irish faílenn "seagull", ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā.

FAIN f & m English
Means happiness, and pleased.

FAINCHE f Irish (Rare), Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish fuinche meaning "scald-crow" or "black fox". It occurs in Irish myth as the name of the daughter of Dáire Derg and mother of the three Fothads by a warrior called Mac Nia... [more]

FAINT-NOT f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

FA'IQAH f Hausa
Means "surpassing, excellent" in Hausa.

FAIRAMAY f Literature
A character from the novel The Journey to the Forest of Temptation by George Harpen.

FAIRFAX m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Fairfax.

FAIRLIGHT f English (Rare), Literature
A transferred use of the surname Fairlight used as far back as the 1800's in England and the States.

FAIRMAN m Medieval English
Variant of Faramond.

FAIRUZAH f Malaysian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Rare Malaysian and Indonesian variant of Firuzeh.

FAIRY f English
From the English word fairy, referring to the mythical creature, ultimately derived from the Roman mythological name Fata, "fate". (Compare: Fay)

FAISAL m Arabic
Variant transcription of Faysal.

FAITEL m Yiddish
Derived from the Latin name Vitalis, meaning "full of life". It came into use in Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 16th century.

FAITHANNE f English
Combination of Faith and Anne.

FAITHFUL m & f English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Literature, Nigerian
Virtue name meaning "loyal" or "having faith (in God)" that has been in use since the 16th century, initally mostly for boys, later also for girls.... [more]

FAITHI f English
Diminutive of Faith.

FAITHIE f English
Diminutive of Faith.

FAITHLYN f Jamaican Patois (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Faith and the popular name suffix -lyn.

FAITHLYNN f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Faith using the popular name suffix lyn.

FAITH-MY-JOY f English (Puritan)
Referring to the joy of faith in God. Also, derived from the Purefoy motto, 'Pure Foi ma Joi' meaning "pure faith is my joy."

FAITHY f English
Diminutive of Faith.

FA'IZ m Arabic
Variant transcription of Faiz.

FAÏZA f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Faiza influenced by French orthography.

FA'IZAH f Hausa
Means "victorious" in Hausa.

FAIZAH f Arabic
Feminine form of Faiz.

FAIZAL m Malay, Indonesian, Indian (Muslim)
Form of Faysal.

FAIZAN m Arabic
Means "successful" in Arabic.

FAIZE f Turkish
Very traditional turkish name

FAIZON m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Faizan.

FAIZULLAH m Muslim
Combination of Faiz and Allah.

FAJAR m & f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic فَجْر (fajr) meaning "dawn, daybreak". In Indonesia, it is exclusively a masculine name, while it is primarily masculine and occasionally feminine in Malaysia.

FAJE m Swedish
Variant of Fajer.

FAJER m Swedish (Rare)
Rare Swedish dialectal form of Fader.

FAJRUDIN m Bosnian
Variant of Fahrudin.

FAKETA f Bosnian

FAKHRADDIN m Azerbaijani
Variant of Fakhr al-din.

FAKHR AL-DIN m Arabic
Means "pride of the religion (Islam)" in Arabic.

FAKHREDDINE m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fakhr al-Din (chiefly Maghrebi).

FAKHRUDDIN m Indian (Muslim), Pakistani, Bengali
Variant of Fakhr al-din.

FAKIR m Arabic
Means "proud" in Arabic.

FALA f Choctaw
From Choctaw fala meaning "a crow".

FALAHI f Indian
Name - Falahi फलही... [more]

FALAK f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Indian
Perhaps derived from Sanskrit फलक (phalak) meaning "panel, board, canvas" or "slab, face" or from Persian فلک (falak) meaning "sky, heavens".

FALAKA f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Malayalam, Kannada
Name - Falaka ( फलका)... [more]

FALAKINI f Indian
Name - Falakini ( Phalakini) फलकिनी... [more]

FALALA f Western African, Fula
Means "born into abundance" in Fula.

FALALEI m Russian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Falaley.

FALALEY m Russian (Archaic), Literature
Russian form of Thalelaeus. In literature, Falaley is the name of a house serf boy in the 1859 novel "The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants" written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881).

FALAN m Indian
Usage- Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist, Bengali ... [more]

FALARIDE m Italian
Italian form of Phalaris.

FALBALA f Literature, Popular Culture
Worn by a beautiful blond-haired girl in The Adventures of Asterix a series of French comics

FALC m Medieval English

FALCAO m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Falcão.

FALCO m German, German (Austrian)
Derived from Old High German falko "hawk; falcon".... [more]

FALCON m English
From the bird "Falcon" Falco

FALCONA f Medieval Spanish
Derived from Old High German falco "falcon".

FALCONER m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Falconer.

FALDA f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Mafalda.... [more]

FALE m Swedish (Rare), Ancient Scandinavian
Originally Fardhe, a short form of Farthegn meaning "traveller".

FALEENA f Popular Culture

FALEESHA f Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Nepali, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya
MEANING - Indian Tulip ... [more]

FALENA f English (Rare)

FALENCIA f African American (Modern, Rare)

FALENTIJN m Dutch
Variant form of Valentijn. Often perceived to be a modern spelling, but it is actually a variation that was already seen in medieval times.

FALENTIN m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Fartein and Valentin.

FALÊRE m Greenlandic
Variant of Valêre.

FALESA f English (Rare)

FALESHIA f American (Modern, Rare)

FALGUNAK m Sanskrit
MEANING : reddish, ... [more]

FALGVI f Indian
Name -Falgvi Phalgvi फल्ग्वी... [more]

FALI m Spanish
Diminutive of Rafael.

FALIBHU m Hinduism
MEANING : : to obtain fruit or reward. Here फली means reward, fruit + भू means obtaining... [more]

FALIBOG m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Chwalibog.

FALIBOR m Slavic

FALICIA f American
Variant of Felicia.

FALIERA f Italian
Feminine form of Faliero.

FALIITALIK m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Falîtalik.

FALIK m Sanskrit
Name - Falik फलिक... [more]

FALIKA f Indian
Name - Falika फलिका... [more]

FALILAT f Western African (Rare)
Virtue

FALIMIR m Polish
Variant form of Chwalimir.

FALIN m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
The Latin name Falin a masculine variant of the name Feline which is a Latin name meaning "cat-like". Falin literally translates to "Secret", or more commonly "My Secret".

FALIN m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali, Tamil
"Bearing fruits" ;"fruitful"... [more]

FALINA f English, French (Quebec, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Felina.

FALINE f Literature, Popular Culture
Used by Disney and Austrian author Felix Salten for a female roe deer in his novel 'Bambi' (1923).

FALISH m Indian
Name - Falish Faleesh फलीश... [more]

FALISHA f English (British, Modern, Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Felicia.

FALISHA f Indian
Name - Falisha (Faleesha ) फलीशा... [more]

FALIT m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
MEANING : bearing or yielding fruits, successful, having an iron point (as an arrow ), a tree, producing consequences, developed... [more]

FALÎTALIK m Greenlandic
Variant of Farîtarik.

FALKNER m English (Rare)
Variant of Faulkner.

FALKNY f Literature
The name of the evil tomboy in Poul Anderson's novel "The Valor of Cappen Vara".... [more]

FALKO m Dutch (Rare), German
Variant of Falco.

FALLEN f English (Modern)
Variant of Fallon.

FALLIN f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fallon.

FALLOU m Western African, French (African)
This name is of Senegalese origin.

FALLOW m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Fallow.

FALLY f English, African
Diminutive of Eliphal.

FALLYN f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fallon.

FALMAI f Welsh
Variant of Valmai.

FALO m Spanish
Diminutive of Rafael.

FALON f English (Modern)
Variant of Fallon.

FALOTTE f French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.

FALR m Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from either falr ("pipe, tube") or fela ("to hide"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

FALTIN m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Falentin.

FALUR m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Falr.

FALYA f Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit फल्य (phalya) meaning “bud, flower”.

FALYN f English
Variant of Fallon.

FALYNN f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fallon.

FAMKE f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Femke.

FAN f & m Chinese
Means "mortal" in Chinese.

FANA m & f Various

FANAILA f Medieval Russian

FANAS m Indian

FAÑCH m Breton
Diminutive of Frañsez.

FANCHE f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Form of Fainche. Saint Fanchea, sister of Saint Enda of Aran, is also known as Fanche.

FANCHEA f Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Fainche. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who founded the convent at Rossory.

FANCHETTE f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Rare)
Diminutive of Françoise.

FANCHIE m English

FANCHON f French, Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Françoise. Borne by two mistresses of Louis, the Great Dauphin: Françoise 'Fanchon' Pitel (1662–1721), actress; and Françoise 'Fanchon' Moreau (1668-after 1743), operatic soprano... [more]

FANDOR m Caribbean (Rare)
Rare French-Caribbean name.

FANDRAL m Popular Culture
Fandral the Dashing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers.

FĂNEL m Romanian
Diminutive of Ștefan.

FANELIA f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Variant of French Fanélie.

FANÉLIE f French
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.

FANELLA f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

FANENDO m Nigerian, African American (Rare)
Famous bearer of this name is Fanendo Adi, who is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for American club, Portland Timbers.

FANETTE f French (Rare)

FANGAN f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fang and An (1).

FANG-HUA f Chinese
Means "fragrant flower" in Chinese.

FANGQING f Chinese
This name is made up 芳 (Fang) meaning "Beautiful, Virtuous, Fragrance" or 方 (Fang) meaning "Square, Direction, Way, Region, Locality, Involution, Power, At the time when, Just", plus 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, Distinct, Quiet, the Dynasty, Thoroughly, Completely", or 青 (Qing) meaning "Green, Blue, Young"... [more]

FANH m & f Zhuang
Means "gem" in Zhuang.

FANI f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene phonetic spelling of Fanny.

FANIA f Medieval Italian, Italian
Short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania.

FĂNICĂ f Romanian

FANIJA f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Fanny.

FANIS m Greek
Greek short form of Theofanis.

FÄNIYA f Tatar

FANNASIBILLA f English (Puritan, Rare)
Combination of Francis (Fanny) and Sibilla.

FANNBERG m Icelandic
Masculine form of Fannborg.

FANNBORG f Icelandic
Icelandic name with the combination of fönn "snowdrift" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".

FANNDÍS f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

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").

FANNGEIR m Icelandic
Icelandic name with the combination of fönn 'snowdrift' and geirr 'spear'.

FANNLAUG f Icelandic
Icelandic name with the combination of fǫnn "snowdrift" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

FANNUR m Bashkir, Tatar
The first element of this name is derived from either the Arabic noun فن (fann) meaning "art, skill" (compare Irfan) or the Persian noun فن (fann) meaning "science, knowledge, learning"... [more]

FANNY m American (Archaic)
18th-century diminutive of Nathaniel.

FANNÝ f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

FANNYE f English
Variant of Fanny.

FANOMACO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phanomachus.

FANOS f Arabic
Arabic word for Lantern. Given to girls in Ethiopia referring to their big bright eyes.

FANOSTRATO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phanostratus.

FANOURIA f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Fanourios, which is the modern Greek form of Phanourios.

FANOURIOS m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phanourios.

FANOURIS m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Fanourios. A known bearer of this name is the Greek soccer player Fanouris Goundoulakis (b. 1983).

FÄNTA f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish (dialect) fänta meaning "little girl".

FANTA f & m African, Eastern African, Western African
Mande form of Fatima.

FANTASHA f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Fijian (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia, influenced by Tasha.

FANTASIA f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Italian word for "fantasy".... [more]

FANTE m Medieval Italian
Short form of Belfante, Bonfante and other given names that end in -fante.... [more]

FANTINA f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fantino.

FANTINO m Medieval Italian, Sicilian
Diminutive of Fante, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

FANUËL m Dutch
Dutch main form of Phanuel.

FÄNÜNÄ f Bashkir

FANUR m Bashkir, Tatar (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Fannur.

FANURIE m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

FANÚRIO m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

FANURIO m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

FANURIY m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

FANYA m & f Russian
Diminutive of Agafangel and Francis.

FANYA f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estafania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

FANYANA m Zulu
From Zulu umfanyana, abafanyana meaning "little boy".

FAOILTIARNA Ancient Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic faol "wolf" (compare Faolán) and tighearna "lord" or "mistress" (compare Tighearnach). This is the name of an obscure Irish saint commemorated on 17 March, whose sex is forgotten, being recorded inconsistently... [more]

FAOILTIGHEARNA f Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish faol "wolf" and tighearna "lady". This was "the name of an Irish virgin saint whose feast-day was 17 March".

FAOUZI m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Fawzi.

FAOUZIA f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

FAQUAN m African American
An African American variant of the Vietnamese name, Quan meaning army.... [more]

FARA f Arabic
Variant transcription of Farah.

FARA f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Tuscan
Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element -fara-, for example Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.

FARA m Tahitian
Means "screwpine" (also called pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.

FARABERT m Ancient Germanic, History
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright." Farabert was King of the Franks in the 2nd century AD.

FARAGILD f Ancient Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

FARAGIS m Ancient Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or from Gothic faran "to travel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

FARAGONDA f Popular Culture
Headmistress Faragonda is the Headmistress of Alfea College for Fairies, of which she was once a student herself. She played a major role in helping Bloom to discover her past and her true powers... [more]

FARAHILD f Ancient Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

FARAHILDE f Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Farahild.

FARAHNAZ f & m Persian
Derived from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) meaning "happiness, gladness, joy" combined with Persian ناز (nâz) meaning "delight, comfort".

FARAJA f & m Swahili
Means "consolation, comfort" in Swahili.

FARAMADE m Western African

FARAMAN m Ancient Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with man "man."

FARAMARZ m Persian, Persian Mythology
A notable bearer is the Iranian hero in the Shahnameh (Book of Kings).

FARAMIR m Literature
Meaning uncertain. Probably "sufficient jewel" from the Sindarin far meaning "sufficient, adequate" and mir meaning "jewel, precious thing." In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Faramir was the son of Denethor, brother of Boromir, and eventual husband of Eowyn.

FARAMONDO m Italian
Italian form of Faramund.

FARAMUNDO m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Faramund.

FARAMUNDUS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Faramund.

FARAN m & f Arabic, Pakistani

FARANA f Muslim (Rare)

FARANAH f Muslim (Rare)

FARANGIS f Persian, Persian Mythology
This is the name of a female character in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. Farangis is the wife of Siavash and mother of Kay Khosrow.

FARANSIS m Arabic
Arabic form of Francis.

FARASHA f Arabic
Means "butterfly" in Arabic.

FARAWALD m Ancient Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

FARAZ m Urdu, Persian
Derived from Persian فراز (farâz) meaning "ascent, height, elevation".

FÁRBAUTI m Norse Mythology
Old Norse for "cruel or dangerous striker" or "lightening". In Norse mythology, Fárbauti was the ruler of the Jötunn (Norse: ice giants) and their domain, Jötunheimr. He was the consort of Laufey or Nal and father of the Norse god of primordial chaos and destruction, Loki... [more]

FARBIǪRN m Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Germanic name elements fara "to go", "to move", "to travel" and bjǫrn "bear".