FerdiamIrish Mythology From Fer Diad, which is of uncertain meaning. The first element is Gaelic fear "man"; the second element could be related to dïas "two persons" ("man of the pair") or an element meaning "smoke" ("man of smoke")... [more]
FeroniafEtruscan Mythology Derived from a Sabine adjective corresponding to Latin fĕrus "not cultivated, untamed; of the field, wood; not mitigated by any cultivation". Feronia was a goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance... [more]
FiafIrish (Modern, Rare) Allegedly derived from Irish fia "deer" (via Old Irish fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from fid "wood").
FluoniafRoman Mythology Derives 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... [more]
ForsythiafEnglish (Rare) From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]
FredoniafEnglish (American, Rare) Apparently from the English word freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [more]
FroniafArthurian Cycle In Thomas Hughes’ The Misfortunes of Arthur, a lady in Guinevere’s service who dissuaded the queen – who had committed bigamy with Mordred – from a plot to murder Arthur.
FuchsiafEnglish (British, Rare), Literature From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]
FumiafJapanese From Japanese 芙 (fu) meaning "hibiscus", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FuxiafChinese From the Chinese 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
FylgiafNorse Mythology, Swedish (Rare) From Old Norse fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish följa and modern Danish and Norwegian følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [more]
GaliciafGalician, Spanish (Latin American) From the land of Galicia in analogy to other toponymic names like América or África. It is associated to Galician emigration, so this name can be found now in Latin American countries.
GalleriafLiterature Used by American author Deborah Gregory for a character in her 'Cheetah Girls' series of books, first released in 1999. It was possibly inspired by the English vocabulary word (which refers to "a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level").
GarcíamSpanish, Medieval Spanish Spanish form of Garsea, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". It was widely used as a first name in Spain since the Middle Ages until the 17th century... [more]
GaudeliafSpanish (Mexican, Archaic) Possibly related to Latin gaudeo meaning "to rejoice, to enjoy". This is the name of an obscure martyr and saint from 4th century Persia whose real existence is unclear.
Gediam & fGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun გედი (gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [more]
GeganiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Geganius. Gegania was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
GeneliafIndian (Christian) In the case of Indian actress Genelia D'Souza (1987-), it is a portmanteau of the names Jeanette and Neil (the names of her parents)... [more]
GodesiafGerman (Modern, Rare) Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]
GontiafCeltic Mythology The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".
GothiafBaltic Mythology Lithuanian goddess of cattle, recorded by 17th-century historian and ethnographer Matthäus Prätorius in his work Deliciae Prussica (published in 1703).... [more]
GràtziafSardinian Sardinian form of Grazia. Gràtzia Deledda (also known as Gràssia) was a Sardinian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.
GreciafMedieval English Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, derive this name from Old French gris "gray", which was generally rendered as grece; greyce in Medieval English. Early on the name became popularly associated with Latin gratia (compare Grace).
GrimoniafMedieval Irish The daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland... [more]
GruiamRomanian (Rare) Derived from Romanian gruie and Transylvanian grui "crane (the bird)".
GudeliafSpanish (Latin American) Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr. Allegedly she was scalped and nailed to a tree by order of the Persian king Shapur II.
GuíafSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish word guía ("guidance"), itself after the title of the Virgin Mary Virgen de la Guía (Our Lady of the Guidance), venerated in the town of Santa María de la Guía (Las Palmas, Spain).
GuiafItalian (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Guido, a variant of Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name Guía.
GuiafSpanish (Philippines) Unaccented form of Spanish guía meaning "guidance", from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Guía (Our Lady of Guidance). The title is the name of a 16th-century Marian image widely venerated by Filipinos that is considered the oldest extant Marian statue in the Philippines.
GuixiafChinese From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".