Submitted Names Starting with F

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.

FABRITZIU m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Fabrice.

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 Obscure
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."

FACHRI m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Fakhri.

FACHRIAH f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Fakhriyya.

FACHRY m Indonesian
Variant of Fachri.

FACINO m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Bonifacio. This was borne by the Italian condottiero Bonifacio "Facino" Cane (1360-1412).

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 Kabyle
Kabyle form of Fatima.

FADIAH f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Fadia.

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

FADILJ m Gorani
Fadilj is gorani from Fadil.

FADIYAH f Arabic, Indonesian
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

FADZIL m Malay
Derived from Arabic فَاضِل‎ (fāḍil) meaning "worthy, virtuous, good".

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.

FAENIA f English

FAERIE f English

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

FAETUSA f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Phaethusa.

FAEZAH f Malay
Malay form of Faiza.

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

FAFÀ m Haitian Creole

FÄFE f Ubykh
Etymology unknown.

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.

FAHÉJ f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "cinnamon" in Hungarian.

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

FAHIRA f Indonesian
Feminine form of Fahir.

FAHMI m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my understanding" from Arabic فَهْم (fahm) "understanding, comprehension".

FAHMIE m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Fahmi.

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

FAHMY m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Fahmi.

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.

FAIDRA f Greek
Modern Greek form of Phaedra.

FAIE f English (Rare)
Variant of Fay.

FAIGY f Yiddish
Diminutive of Faiga or Faigel.

FAIKA f Arabic, Turkish

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.

FAIRLIE f English (Australian)

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.

FAIROZAH f Malay, Maranao
Malay and Maranao form of Firuzeh.

FAIRUZAH f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form 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)

FAISA f Swahili
Swahili/Arabic, meaning successful/victorious

FAISAL m Arabic
Variant transcription of Faysal.

FAISHAL m Indonesian
Indonesian form 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, Malay, Indonesian, Maranao
Arabic variant transcription and Malay, Indonesian, and Maranao form of Faiza.

FAIZAL m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Faysal as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

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 Indonesian
Means "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" in Indonesian, of Arabic origin.

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).

FAKHRIAH f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Fakhriyya.

FAKHRIYAH f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Fakhriyya.

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

FAKHR-UN-NISSA f Persian
The name of Mughal princess meaning "glory of women".

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 Farþegn 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.

FALIARIVO m & f Malagasy
Means "a thousand joys" in Malagasy.

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.

FALKON m Vlach
Means "falcon" in Vlach.

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
Derived from Sanskrit फल्य (phalya) meaning "bud, flower".

FALYN f English
Variant of Fallon.

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

FAMEZY f Dungan
Derived from Fatima.

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

FAMOUS m English (African)

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

FANA m & f Various

FANAILA f Medieval Russian

FANAMPERANA m Malagasy
Means "perfection" in Malagasy.

FANANTENANIRAINY m & f Malagasy
Means "hope of his/her father" in Malagasy.

FANAS m Indian

FAÑCH m Breton
Both a diminutive of Frañsez and a "Bretonization" of François.

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.

FANCHER m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fancher.

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)

FANEVA m Malagasy
Means "symbol, flag" in Malagasy.

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.

FÁNI f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of both Franciska and Stefánia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

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.

FANIRY f Malagasy
Means "desirable" in Malagasy.

FANIS m Greek
Greek short form of Theofanis.

FÄNIYA f Tatar

FANKALAZANA m & f Malagasy
Means "celebration" in Malagasy.

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.

FANOMEZANA m & f Malagasy
Means "gift" in Malagasy.

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]

FANTAYSHIA f English (African)

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

FANTIG f Breton

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]