Fearm & fEnglish (Puritan) Referring to reverance toward God. A notable bearer was Fear Brewster (1606-1634), who was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.
Feargnaf & mOld Irish Possibly means "man of knowledge", "man of renown", or "quality man", from Old Irish fer "man" combined with either gnè "kind, sort; disposition, quality" or gnin "to know, to recognise".
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.
FlaitheamhmOld Irish Means "prince, ruler" in Old Irish, ultimately derived from flaith "rule, sovereignty; lord, ruler".
FleancemTheatre A character in the play 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare.
FleanziomItalian, Theatre Italian form of Fleance. This is the form used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave.
FloréalmFrench Derived from the name of the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word floreus, meaning "flowery".
FlorealmSpanish (Rare) Spanish form of Floréal. This name was brought to public attention by the novel 'Sembrando Flores' (1906) by Catalan anarchist Juan Montseny Carret, whose main characters are named Floreal and Armonía, and thus it came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
FloreatfEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Means "let (it) flourish, may (it) prosper, long live" in Latin. This is often used as a motto, or as part of a motto, which may help explain its use as a personal name; for example, a common scholastic motto is floreat nostra schola meaning "may our school flourish"... [more]
FreanafRomansh Romansh name of unknown meaning traditionally found in central Grisons. One theory links this name to Verena.
FreawarufAnglo-Saxon Mythology Possibly derived from Old English frēa, a poetic word meaning "lord, king" (from the Germanic root *fraujô), combined with Old English waru meaning "shelter, protection, care"... [more]
GealbhánmOld Irish Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.
GealbumSami From Sami gealbu meaning "fitness, ability".
GeatflædfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements Geat "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe living around modern day Götaland; see gautaz) and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
GilleainmScottish Gaelic Derived from Scottish Gaelic gille "servant, follower; boy, lad" and the given name Iain with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint John" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
GlaukotheafAncient Greek Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.
GlitoneafArthurian Cycle A sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
GlodeanfAfrican American The name of an African-American rhythm and blues musician and widow of prominent fellow musician Barry White.
GraceannafEnglish (American, Rare) Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
GurseanmPunjabi The name Gursean is a Punjabi name for ‘boy’. It is made of two words: Gur + Sean.... [more]
GuðheardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and heard "hard, firm, brave". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Selsey.
HagnotheafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "pure, chaste, holy" and θεά (thea) "goddess" (feminine form of θεός (theos).
Haile'afHawaiian Hawaiian name, composed by "ha'i" and "le'a", meaning "telling joy".
HarleanfEnglish (American, Rare) A feminine variant of Harley. This was the real name of American actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937), who was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter.
HealfdenemAnglo-Saxon Mythology Old English form of Halfdan. Healfdene (Halfdan in Old Norse) was a legendary Danish king who appeared in the epic poem Beowulf.
HearsaymEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.
HeathcliffmEnglish, Literature Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff... [more]
Heavenly-mindmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Refers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel The Holy War (1682).
HemitheafGreek Mythology Means "demigoddess" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a goddess who was formerly the mortal woman Molpadia. It was also borne by the sister of Tenes, locked in a chest with her brother and cast out to sea and together landing on an island where Tenes reigned as king... [more]
HereanifTahitian Tahitian name, composed by "here", meaning "love" and "ani", meaning "request" or "desire", so the meaning is "desire of love" or "request of love".
HialeahfIndigenous American Derived from the Muskogee haiyakpo meaning "prairie" and hili meaning "pretty". Alternatively, the name is of Seminole origin meaning "upland prairie". It also is the name of the 6th largest city in Florida.... [more]
HinateafTahitian Means "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.
HistiaeafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Histiaia. In Greek mythology, the nymph Histiaea was one of the daughters of Hyrieus. The ancient town of Histiaea (later called Oreum) in northern Euboea was named in her honour.
Hokule'af & mHawaiian, Astronomy Hōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star... [more]
HulleahfIndigenous American Borne by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (1954-), a Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer and educator. Possibly of Navajo, Seminole or Muscogee origin.
HydrangeafObscure From the flower (species Hydrangea macrophylla), also called hortensia in English. The name is derived from Greek ὕδωρ (hudor) meaning "water" and ἀγγεῖον (angeion) meaning "vessel", in reference to the bulb or cone shape of its seed capsules.
HyleasfObscure Borne by American heptathlete Hyleas Fountain (1981-).
IkeafAfrican American (Rare) After the Swedish furniture company IKEA, itself an acronym of its founder's name (Ingvar), birthplace (Elmtaryd), surname (Kamprad) and hometown (Agunnaryd)... [more]
Increasem & fEnglish (Puritan) Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [more]
ItzeafBasque (Modern, Rare) Possibly from Basque itzea meaning "the nail", itself from itze ("metal nail"). This is the name of a house in the Navarran town of Bera belonging to Spanish writer Pio Baroja (1872-1956).
JahmeadmHindi Jahmead comes from the Hindi words ja, which means going, and meed, which means hope. It is an uncommon name, mostly used in the middle east, especially India. The first instance of this name dates back to the early 19th century.
JashobeammBiblical The name is comprised of two parts: שוב (shub), meaning "to return" and עם ('am), meaning "people" or "kin". Together, it is said to mean "Let the people return".... [more]