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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Floria f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Flori.
Floriaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florianus (see Florian).
Floriant m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Variant form of Florian, which was probably influenced by the related name Florent. Alternatively, this name may have been derived from a contraction of the French adjective florissant meaning "flourishing".... [more]
Floribert m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Flórida f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florida.
Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]
Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]
Flórido m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Floridus.
Florido m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Floridus. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 6th century AD.
Florien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florianus (see Florian) and Dutch variant of Florine.... [more]
Florija f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Floria.
Florijana f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Albanian, Croatian and Slovene form of Floriana.... [more]
Florijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florinus (for men) and Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
Florimundo m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Florimund. Also compare Florimond.
Florinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florinda and Dutch variant of Florinda.
Florinta f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly simply an elaboration of Flora with the suffix -inta.
Florio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Florius. A known bearer of this name was the Uruguayan architect and art critic Florio Parpagnoli (1909-1978).
Floripes f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Folklore
Derived from Portuguese and Spanish flor "flower".
Floris f English (American, Rare)
Presumably either a variant of Florice or a version of Florence influenced by the spelling of Doris... [more]
Florissa f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Floris.
Florjan m Albanian, Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Variant of Florijan. A known bearer of this name is Florjan Lipuš (b. 1937), a Carinthian Slovene writer.
Flournoy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Flournoy.... [more]
Flynne f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Flynn.
Focio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Photios.
Foggy m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word foggy.... [more]
Fokas m Greek (Rare), Czech (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Greek, Czech and Polish form of Phocas.
Fokion m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Phokion.
Folgert m East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
Some sources state that this name is a variant form of Folkert, while at least one source states that it is a variant of Folger, the (West) Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Folcgar.
Folly f English (Rare)
Derived from Old French folie "foolish; mad".... [more]
Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.
Fonis m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Xenofon.
Fonsine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Alfonsine.
Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.
Foort m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of the feminine name Wilgefortis, which quickly became an independent name of its own.... [more]
Forbhlaith f Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Variation of Forbflaith. This name was borne by a 13th-century countess regnant of Atholl, a small county in what is now Scotland.
Forever f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word forever.
Forney m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Forney.
Forry m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forry.
Forsete m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of Forseti used in translations of Norse myths.
Forsythia f English (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]
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of Fortunatus.
Fortunate f African (Rare)
From the English word Fortunate, "favoured by or involving good luck; lucky."
Fortuno m Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Fortuna or a shortened form of Fortunato.
Foteinos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φωτεινός (see Fotinos).
Fotina f Albanian (Rare, Archaic), Italian, Russian (Archaic), Greek (Rare)
Albanian, Italian and Russian form of Photine via its latinized form Photina as well as an obsolescent Greek variant of Photine.
Foulques m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Fulk. The name was borne by five counts of Anjou (898-1129), the last of whom abdicated to become king of Jerusalem (1131-1143); it was also the name of an 11th-century count of Angoulême.
Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]
Fouz f & m Arabic (Rare)
Means "victory, triumph" in Arabic.
Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)
From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.
Foxx m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Foxx or a variant of Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Frăguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian frăguța, the diminutive of fragă "wild strawberry".
Francea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of France 1. Also compare Francia.
Francelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.
Francescoli m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Francescoli, named in honour of former Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli (1961-).
Frančeska f Latvian (Modern, Rare), Croatian
Croatian and Latvian borrowing of Francesca.
Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Francesca (Italian pronunciation with Spanish spelling rules).
Francheska f Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Francesca.
Francie f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the element Franc-. In the English-speaking world this is used as a diminutive of Frances.
Francielo m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Franciel, which probably comes from Francis.
Francinette f French, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Francine, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. In other words, one could say that this name is a double diminutive of Françoise.
Francise f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Francis.
Franclim m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Franklin.
Frangiskos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Φραγκίσκος (see Fragkiskos).
Frankincense m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old French franc encens meaning "high quality incense"; the word is primarily used to refer to an aromatic resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, and is mentioned in the Christian Bible as one of the three gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men.... [more]
Franklene f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Franklin.
Fránn m Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse fránn "gleaming, flashing (of serpents, weapons)".
Fransiskus Xaverius m Indonesian (Rare), Sundanese
Combination of Fransiskus and Xaverius, used in honor of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552).
Franssi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Frans.
Fränzi f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Franziska, sometimes used as the official name.
Franzis f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
Franzis is an uncommon German short name for Franziska or Franziskus.
Frebenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Fredag m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse frjádagr meaning "day of Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).
Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.
Fredegond f English (Rare)
Variant of Fredegund. This was borne by English poet Fredegond Shove (1889-1949).
Fredella f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Fred, utilizing the popular feminine suffix -ella.
Freder m German (Rare), Theatre
Short form of names containing the element "Fred-".... [more]
Frédérica f Corsican (Rare)
Corsican feminine form of Frédéric.
Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.
Fredman m Swedish (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.
Frédo m French (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element -fred-.
Fredonia f English (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]
Fredson m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Fredson.
Freduccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Fredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Freeda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freda or Frieda, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of English free (or freed, freedom).
Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]
Frei m German (Modern, Rare)
Frei is a usual German word meaning "free".... [more]
Freidank m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Formed from the German name elements FREI "free" and DANK "thought".... [more]
Freitag m German (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Freitag is a German word meaning "friday".... [more]
Frejdis f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish and Swedish form of Freydís. This was first documented in Sweden in 1885.
French m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname French.
Frenchelle f African American (Rare)
Combination of the word French or the name French and Elle.
Frenks m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Frank, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Frenne m Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish frände, itself derived from Old Nose frændi, "(male) relative, friend".
Frescobaldo m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is of Germanic origin and formed from the name elements FRISK "fresh" and BALD "bold, brave".
Freugen f German (Rare, Archaic)
German diminutive of Frowe.
Freya f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).
Freydoon m Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Fereydoun.
Freyia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).
Freymann m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of Freyr and maðr "man".
Freyþór m Icelandic (Rare)
The first element Frey- in part means "lord" (it is derived from Primitive Scandinavian *fraujaR "lord") but also refers to the Norse god Freyr. The second element refers to the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
Freyvald m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Frey (see Freyr) and Old Norse valdr "ruler".
Frézia f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Late 1990s coinage, a direct derivation from Hungarian frézia "freesia".
Fria f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Frida 2; in some cases the name might be asscociated with Danish fri "free".
Frid f & m Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Fride, Frida 2, or any other name containing the Germanic element frid "peace"... [more]
Fridbjørg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian variant of Fridborg.
Friderika f Hungarian, Slovene (Rare), Slovak, Banat Swabian
Slovene feminine form of Friderik, Hungarian feminine form of Frigyes (via Friedrich) and Slovak feminine form of Fridrich.
Fridlef m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Fridhlef.
Frido m Dutch (Rare), German, Sorbian
Short form of masculine names that contain the Germanic element fridu meaning "peace", such as Fridolf and Friedrich... [more]
Fridolin m Medieval German, German, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Archaic), Romansh
Diminutive of Frid or Frido, which are both a short form of masculine names that contain the Germanic element frid or fridu meaning "peace", such as Friedrich and Gottfried... [more]
Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).
Fridsert m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian form of Fridehard.
Friedbert m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements fridu "peace" and beraht "bright".
Friedburg f German (Rare)
Containing name elements fridu and burg.
Friedel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German, Yiddish
Dutch, Flemish and German short form of Fridolin and its feminine forms Fridolina and Fridoline.... [more]
Friedhilde f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements fridu "peace" and hilt "battle".
Friedjo m German (Rare)
Short Form of names containing the Name element frid "peace".
Friedo m German, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of masculine names that contain the Germanic element fridu meaning "peace", such as Friedhelm and Friedrich.... [more]
Friedwolf m German (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage from the name element Fried- "peace" with the name Wolf "wolf". The name is formed in the same way as the traditional name Friedolf.
Friend m English (American, Rare)
From the English word friend meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection".
Frimann m Norwegian (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.
Frister m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Fritser, which probably came into being through metathesis.
Friðdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and dís meaning "goddess".
Friðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
Friðmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Friedmar, from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and mærr "famous"... [more]
Friðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr "love, peace" and nýr "new".
Friðrós f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" combined with Old Norse rós meaning "rose".
Friðsteinn m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (?)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and steinn meaning "stone".
Friðþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
Friðvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and vinr "friend".
Fritser m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Fridser, which itself is a variant of Fridsert.
Fritza f Various (Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Fritz.
Frö m & f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Freyr. It coincides with modern Swedish frö "seed, grain", which might explain it's modern unisex usage.
Froder m Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Frode, possibly combined with the Old Norse name element herr "army".
Frohgemut m German (Modern, Rare)
frohgemut is a German word meaning "cheerful, in good spirits".
Frohmut f & m German (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).
Frohsina f German (Rare, Archaic)
Spelling variant of Frosina. The spelling shows a contamination from the German word Frohsinn "cheerfulness".
Frol m Russian (Rare)
Russian vernacular form of Florus.
Frostlilja f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements frost "frost" and lilja "lily".
Frostrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements frost "frost" and rós "rose".
Frowa f Low German (Rare, Archaic), Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Low German and Frisian variant form of Frowe used between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]
Fructueux m French (Rare)
Means "fruitful," from Latin fructuōsus.
Fruela m Gothic, Medieval Spanish, Asturian (Rare)
Medieval variant of Froila. This was the name of two Asturian kings.
Frumka f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Fruma. A known bearer of this name was the Polish resistance fighter Frumka Płotnicka (1914-1943).
Frutos m Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Fructus. It also coincides with the related Spanish word frutos meaning "fruits". Notable bearers of this name include Frutos Baeza (1861-1918), a Spanish poet and writer of the Murcian dialect, and Frutos Feo Pérez (1972-), a retired Spanish sprinter.
Fryd f Norwegian (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Frid or taken directly from Norwegian fryd "joy, delight".
Frye m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Frye.
Fuchsia f English (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]
Fuhito m Japanese (Rare)
From archaic 史 (fuhito) referring to a court historian, shifted from earlier fumihito which is made up of 文/書 (fumi) meaning "letter, writings" and 人 (hito) meaning "person."... [more]
Fujimaru m Japanese (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]
Fujimori m Japanese (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]
Fujitaka m Japanese (Rare)
Fuji means "Wisteria Flower" and Taka means "High(er)". Fujitaka Kinomoto is a fictional character in "Cardcaptor Sakura" and Hosokawa Fujitaka was a Japanese samurai daimyo in the Sengoku Period.
Fukumaru m Japanese (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]
Fumindo m Japanese (Rare)
Shift from Fumihito (compare Fuhito).... [more]
Fumine f Japanese (Rare)
Fumi means "History,Chronicle", "Sentence,Literature", or "Cultural Progress,Perfume" or it could be a combination of Fu short for Fuyu :"Winter" and Mi meaning "Look"(usually just in surnames) or "Beauty"(this is used in many girl names)... [more]
Funani f & m Zulu (Rare)
Means "want!" or "search!" in Zulu.
Funi m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse funi meaning "flame, fire".