FatmawatifIndonesian Combination of the name Fatma and the feminine suffix -wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who only had one name, was a wife of Indonesian president Sukarno and the inaugural first lady of Indonesia.
FéilimmIrish (Rare) Variant form of Feidhelm meaning ”beauty” or “ever good.” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel... [more]
FeilimímIrish It means "beauty, ever good, constant".
FelicissimusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Means "happiest, luckiest" in Latin. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, as well as by a public officer known for leading an uprising of mint workers against the Roman emperor Aurelian.
FelismenafLiterature Perhaps derived from Felisa combined with the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force", or an altered form of Filomena (compare Felisberto)... [more]
Fengmingm & fChinese From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
FenimoremEnglish Transferred use of the surname Fenimore, an English surname which was originally a nickname derived from Old French fin "fine, splendid" and amour "love".
FenmeifChinese From the Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, perfume" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
FertrammIcelandic (Rare), Folklore, Literature Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name based on Ferdinand and Bertram. It occurs in the fairy tale Sagan af Fertram og Ísól björtu (which translates to English as The story of Fertram and bright Ísól) and in the 17th-century epic poem Rímur af Fertram og Plató.
FerumbrasmLiterature Ferumbras I Took was a Hobbit of the Shire, who held the title of Shire-thain.
FilimermGothic Filimer was an early Gothic king, according to Jordanes. He was the son of Gadareiks and the fifth generation since Berig settled with his people in Gothiscandza. When the Gothic nation had multiplied Filimer decided to move his people to Scythia where they defeated the Sarmatians... [more]
FilopiminmGreek Modern Greek form of Philopoimen. A known bearer of this name was the Greek film producer Filopimin Finos (1908-1977).
FiloumenosmGreek Modern Greek form of Philoumenos. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek Cypriot saint Filoumenos of Jacob's Well (1913-1979), whose birth name was Sofoklis Chasapis (also written as Hasapis)... [more]
FimmilenafGermanic Mythology Fimmilena was a goddes known from inscriptions in Northern England. Her functions are unclear; there have, however, been efforts to link her name to the Fimelthing, a kind of court held in early medieval times.
FíneamhainfMedieval Irish Probably derived from Middle Irish fínemain which meant "vine" or "vineyard", a derivative of Latin vindemia (making it a cognate of the English vocabulary word vintage). This name was recorded in three instances in 14th- and 15th-century Irish annals.
FiorimondefLiterature A feminine form of Florimond. This was used by English writer Mary de Morgan for a wicked young princess in her fairy tale 'The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde' (1880).
FirmainmOccitan Several important figures in the Bearn region of France have had this name over the years. A notable example of this name is a former mayor of Garlin Jean-Firmain Bacarisse.
FirmanmIndonesian Means "decree, commandment" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian فرمان (fārman).
FjólmundurmIcelandic Combination of Icelandic fjóla "violet flower" and Old Norse mundr "protection". This name may be used as a masculine form of Fjóla.
FlambergefPopular Culture Flamberge (named Flam Rouge in Japan) is a boss who made her debut in Kirby Star Allies. She is described as the Blazing General of the Three Mage-Sisters (the other two being Francisca and Zan Partizanne), and serves Hyness, the main antagonist of the game.
Flamem & fEnglish (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."
FlorimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".
FlorimelfLiterature, Theatre Combination 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)... [more]
FlorimellfLiterature Form of Florimel used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590-1596), in which she was a lady in love with the knight Marinell, who initially rejected her... [more]
FortissimomItalian From the Italian word “fortissimo” which means “(especially as a direction) very loudly”, “played very loudly”, and “a passage marked to be performed very loudly”.
FramaricmGermanic Derived from Old Norse framr "forwards" or frami "fame" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
FrambaldmGermanic Derived from Old Norse framr "forwards" or frami "fame" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
FramengildefFrankish Derived from Proto-Germanic *framaz meaning "forward, prominent" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money". This name was recorded ca... [more]
FramhardmGermanic Derived from Old Norse framr "forwards" or frami "fame" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
FramhildfGermanic Derived from Old Norse framr "forwards" or frami "fame" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
FraomarmGermanic Fraomar was briefly the king of the Bucinobantes, an Alamannic tribe, from c. 372 to 373. In 372/3, the Roman emperor Valentinian I attacked the Alamanni and attempted to take their 'king', Macrian, prisoner... [more]
FredmanmSwedish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Fredman. Its modern usage as a first name is probably inspired by Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century works Fredman's songs and Fredman's epistles.
Freedomm & fEnglish (Puritan), English (African) From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [more]
FreemafPersian Freema comes from the Persian word "raha" meaning free.
FreimutmGerman A modern combination of the name elements FREI "free" and MUT "mind, spirit".
FrimannmNorwegian (Rare) From a Danish family name, itself taken from the by-name Frimand "noble man" or "free man" (compare Freeman). It could also be a form of the German name Friedemann.
FrimetfYiddish Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name related to Frima, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
FriðmeyfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr meaning "love, peace" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
Frohmutf & mGerman (Rare) The name is formed from the German word froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element MUT can be used both for masculine names (like Hartmut) and feminine names (like Almut).
FromentalmFrench (Archaic) Derived from the French adjective fromental meaning "of wheat", which ultimately comes from the Latin adjective frumentalis meaning "of corn, of grain".... [more]
FrommetfYiddish Variant of Frumet and Fromut. Alternately, this Yiddish name is derived from old provincial French, and refers to "a species of grape".
FrumentiusmLate Roman Possibly derived from the Latin frumentum "grain" or frumen, a kind of gruel used for sacrifices. This was the name of the first bishop of Axum.
FrumolfmGermanic Derived from Old High German fruma "good, usefulness" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
FujimarumJapanese (Rare) From Fuji combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]
FujimifJapanese From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FujimorimJapanese (Rare), South American (Modern, Rare) Combination of Fuji and 盛 (mori) meaning "heap, pile," 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "protection." It is rarely used in Japan and is more often found as a surname.... [more]
FukumarumJapanese (Rare) Combination of 福 (fuku) meaning "good fortune, good luck" and the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]
FukumifJapanese From Japanese 吹 (fuku) meaning "To blow (such as an instrument)" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.