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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fauszta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Fausta
Fausztusz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Faustus.
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
Fawna f English (American, Rare)
Either an elaboration of Fawn or a variant of Fauna with the spelling being influenced by Fawn.
Fawstina f Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Faustina.
Faycal m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Simplified and misleading transcription of Fayçal.
Fayelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Faye using the popular name suffix lynn.
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Faylee f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Fay and Lee.
Faylene f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Fay with the popular suffix lene.
Fayre f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fayre.
Fayzimurod m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of the names Fayzi and Murod.
Fəzilət f & m Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Arabic فضيلة (faḍīla) meaning "virtue, merit".
Fazu f Avar (Rare)
Possibly a form of Faiza. A known bearer was Fazu Alieva (1932-2016), a Soviet poet of Dagestani Avar origin.
Feale f American (Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Fial.
Feary m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Fiacra.
Feather f English (American, Rare)
From the English word feather.
Feb m Russian (Rare)
Form of Phoebus, not commonly used.
Feba f Russian, Bosnian (Rare), English (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Bosnian, Russian, Croatian and Polish form of Phoebe as well as an English variant.
Febrinie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
February f & m English (American, Rare)
The 2nd month of the year. ... [more]
Febrún f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Febronia, influenced by the Old Norse name element rún "secret; secret lore".
Fedea f Basque (Rare)
Derived from the Basque fede "faith", this name is the Basque equivalent of Fe.
Fedelina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fedele.
Federay f English (Rare)
Famous bearer is British actress Federay Holmes.
Federika f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Federica.
Fedja m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Feđa (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) and Fedya (Bulgarian and Russian).... [more]
Fedonas m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φαίδωνας (see Faidonas).
Fedóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Fedora.
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, Theatre
Modern Greek form of Phaidra (see Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [more]
Fedros m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Phaidros (see Phaedrus).
Feemia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Femja.
Feeti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish pet form of Ferdinand or names beginning with Fred-. In other words, a rare variant of Veeti.
Fei f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Greek
Very obscure German short form of Sofie, not used as a given name in its own right. This is also a Greek short form of Sofia (sometimes transcribed as Fay).
Féilim m Irish (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]
Fekolfus m East Frisian (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe made of the name elements fagan meaning "glad" and wulf meaning "wolf".
Feliça f Occitan, Catalan (Rare)
Occitan and Catalan cognate of Felisa as well as a derivation from Catalan feliç "happy, glad; lucky, fortunate".
Felice f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Variant of Felicia. A notable bearer is Felice Bauer (1887-1960), fiancée of author Franz Kafka. His letters to her were published in the book Letters to Felice.
Félicette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Félix and probably also a diminutive of Félicité.... [more]
Felicijan m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Felicianus.
Felicitación f Spanish (Rare)
Means "congratulation" in Spanish, after the dedication of Catholic religious services on Saturdays to the Virgin Mary with the title of "Saturday Congratulation" (Felicitación Sabatina).
Felicula f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "kitten" in Latin. A bearer of this name was St. Felicula, who was probably fourth-century Roman martyr.
Felicytas f Polish (Latinized, Rare)
Variant of Felicyta, influenced by the Latin and German form Felicitas.
Felikite f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a variant of Pelikite.
Feliksa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Feliks.
Féline f French (Rare), Dutch
French feminine form of Felinus.
Feline f German (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Of uncertain origin and meaning. The most common theory sees this name as a quasi-feminine form of Felix.... [more]
Felitsia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Felicia.
Feloniz f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Félonise, possibly influenced by Spanish feliz "happy".
Felony f English (Rare)
Unknown. Possibly from the English word felony.
Felton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Felton.
Femia f Dutch, Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Phemia (Dutch) and short form of Eufemia (Italian).
Femja f Danish (Rare), Faroese
Danish and Faroese short form of Eufemia.
Fender m Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
First seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far... [more]
Fendi f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is used in reference to the Italian luxury brand Fendi, which is named after its founders, Adele and Eduardo Fendi.
Fēng f & m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese "楓" (Fēng) meaning "Maple". In Japanese it can be spelled as Kaede.
Fenisia f Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Fenicia and a variant of the Latin name Finitia.
Fenley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Fenley.
Fenn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenn.
Fenneken f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Fenna.
Fenning m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenning.
Fennore f Irish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Fionnúir, a modern shortening of Finnabhair (see Findabhair).
Fenway m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenway. The first recorded use of the name in the United States was in 1923, but it briefly increased in usage after the Red Sox won the world series in their home, Fenway Park, in 2013.
Fenwick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenwick.
Feodore f English, German (Rare)
English and German form of Feodora. ... [more]
Feodorit m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Theodoretos via its modern Greek form Theodoritos.... [more]
Feodorowna f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
From the Russian patronymic Feodorovna meaning "daughter of Feodor". A notable bearer was English aristocrat Lady Feodorowna Cecilia Wellesley (1838-1920).
Feral f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Etymology: Medieval Latin feralis, from Latin fera "wild animal", from feminine of ferus "wild" ... [more]
Ferdínand m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Ferdinand.
Ferekidis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pherecydes.
Féréol m French (Rare)
Variant form of Ferréol. Known bearers of this given name include the French portrait painter Féréol Bonnemaison (died 1827) and the French composer and violinist Jacques Féréol Mazas (1782-1849).
Ferfried m German (Rare)
A blend of Ferdinand with a name containing -fried.
Fergun m Turkish (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Turkish Fergün.
Ferjan m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Ferdinand and Jan 1.
Ferlin m American (Rare)
Name of country music artist Ferlin Husky (1925-2011).
Fernán m Galician (Rare), Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Galician form of Fernando, as well as a Spanish variant.
Fernandez m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fernández.
Ferndena f African American (Rare)
Either a variant of Fernandina or an elaboration of Fern with the ending -dena.
Fernette f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Fern.
Ferrari f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ferrari. Ferrari is also the name of a company manufacturing luxury sports cars and Formula One racing cars.... [more]
Ferreola f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ferreolo.
Ferris m & f English (Rare), Irish, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Ferris. See also Fergus.
Fertram m Icelandic (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.
Ferun f German (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the Germanic name element runa "rune" with a less secure first part. The first part could be the German word Fee "fay, fairy" indicating a rather new coinage in the 19th century or later, or a worn down form of the name element fridu "peace".
Feruna f Slovene (Rare)
Slovene dialectal variant of Veronica.
Ferzane f Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Turkish form of Farzaneh as well as an Azerbaijani variant spelling of Fərzanə.
Festime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Festim.
Fetanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Fe- and Tanya.
Fetu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Feetu.
Fevroniya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Theatre
Russian and Ukrainian form of Febronia. It was used by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in his opera 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya' (1907).
Fey f German (Rare), Medieval German
Medieval German hypochoristic form of Sophie.
Feya f English (Rare)
Variant of the Scottish name Fia.... [more]
Feynman m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Feynman.... [more]
Fherrie m & f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Perry.
Fi f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
The meaning is unknown. It is rare in Saudi Arabia but is found primarily in older women.
Fia f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.
Fia f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Irish fia "deer" (via Old Irish fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from fid "wood").
Fíalo f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Phialo.
Fiana f Romansh (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Fianna f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Fie and Anna.
Fibi f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Phoebe reflecting the English pronunciation.
Fibrenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Rare Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.
Fida f Sardinian (Rare)
Both a borrowing of the Italian name and a short form of Vitalia.
Fiddah f Muslim (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Fidda.
Fideel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Fidelis (see Fidel).
Fidèle m French (Rare)
French form of Fidel.
Fideli f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Literature
Derived from the name Fia. Fideli is one of the main characters in the Swedish children's book 'Den Vita Stenen' (1964). Usage of this name is most likely inspired by this book.
Fidélia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Fidelia.
Fidelisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Fidelis.
Fides f Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Roman Mythology
From Latin fides, meaning "faith, belief; trust". The name was perhaps originally given in reference to the early French saint Faith of Agen/Conques (martyred 287, 290, or 303), who is known as Sancta Fides in Latin... [more]
Fidiasz m Polish (Hellenized, Rare, Archaic)
Fidiasz is a Polish version of Phidias or Fidias.
Fidus m & f English (Rare)
This name might have been derived from Latin fidus meaning "faithful."
Fiel m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Theofiel and occasionally also of Filemon.
Field m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Field.
Fielding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fielding.
Fiënne f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Fabiënne. It is also possible that there are cases where this name is (intended to be) a variant of Viënne.
Fienne f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Fiene. Also compare Fiënne, which is very similar in appearance but has a completely different etymology.
Fiery m & f English (Rare, ?), Indonesian (Rare)
From the English word fiery, which is derived from Middle English fyr meaning "fire".
Fifer m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fifer.
Fifield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fifield.
Fifinella f English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Fifinella is a rare English name for girls. Literary uses include the title figure in a children's christmas play by Barry Jackson and Basil Dean, and the use a a generic term for a female gremlin in Roald Dahl's The Gremlins.... [more]
Fijs m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch given name, first recorded in 1576 as Feys. Uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Frisian name Feie, or Dutch diminutive Faas.
Fikriyyə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Fikriyya.
Filaret m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, Polish (Rare)
Form of Philaretos used in several languages.
Filbrick m American (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Filbert.
Filemão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Philemon.
Fileno m Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, link this name to Classical Greek φιλεῖν (filein) "to love".
Fili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Phile.
Filiberta f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Sicilian, Polish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Filiberto, Sicilian feminine form of Filibertu and Polish feminine form of Filibert.
Filiskos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transliteration of Philiscus.
Filius m Literature (Rare)
Comes from the latin word "filius" meaning "son." ... [more]
Fille f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Filomena, Filippa and other names that begin with Fil.
Fillide f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Phyllis. This was borne by one of the painter Caravaggio's muses: Italian courtesan Fillide Melandroni (1581-1618). It was also borne by Italian painter Fillide Giorgi Levasti (1883-1966).
Fillisz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Phyllis.
Filmer m English (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Fillmore. A notable namesake is Canadian musician Filmer Edwin Hubble (1904-1969).
Filonilla f Italian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Italian and Russian form of Philonilla.
Filpus m Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Old Swedish and Finnish short form of Philippus.
Filsan f & m Somali (Rare)
The best of her/his age. ... [more]
Fin m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Fen 2.
Finch m & f English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Finch.
Findus m Literature, German (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Findus is a tomcat in the children's book series 'Pettson and Findus' by the Swedish writer and illustrator Sven Nordqvist. The cat is named after a cardbox with the printing "Findus green peas". Findus is a trademark by Nestlé for frozen food and the name is derived from Swedish fruktindustri "fruit industry".
Finesse f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word finesse.
Finix m German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a phonetic rendering of the English pronounciation of Phenix.
Finna f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Finnr.
Finnbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements finnr meaning "Sámi, person from Finland" and bjǫrk meaning "birch tree".
Finnborg f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse finnr "Finn, Lapp" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".
Finndis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Finndís.
Finnea f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Finneas.
Finnevid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Finnvid.
Finnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements finnr meaning "Sámi, person from Finland" and fríðr meaning "beautiful".
Finnjón m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse element finnr "Sámi, Laplander" combined with the name Jón.
Finnrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and rós "rose".
Finnvid m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern Swedish form of Finnviðr.
Finty m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Fintan and other names beginning with a similar sound. A known bearer of the nickname is English actress Finty Williams (1972-).
Finucha f Galician (Rare)
Galician hypocorism of Xosefa, Xosefina, Josefa and Josefina.
Fiodora f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Fiodor.
Fiodoria f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Fiodor.
Fiora f Italian (Rare), Corsican, Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Italian and Corsican fiore "flower".
Fiorangela f Italian (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Italian fiore "flower" and Angela.
Fioravante m Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Literature, Carolingian Cycle
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Floriven, the Old Occitan form of Floovant. This was the name of the eldest son of the king of France in I Reali di Francia by Andrea da Barberino (c... [more]
Fiordalisa f Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however, fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lis; as such, Fiordalisa is also an adoption and adaption of French Fleurdelys.
Fiordaliso f & m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Fleurdelys. Fiordaliso is also used as translation of Fleur-de-Lys (de Gondelaurier), character of Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
Fiorente m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Florens as well as a variant form of Fiorenzo, which is the main Italian form of Florentius.
Fiorentina f Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Florentina.
Fioreta f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Fioretta.
Fioretta f Italian (Rare)
From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Fiorinda f Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Florinda.
Fiorindo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Florindo.
Fips m German (Rare)
Short form of Philipp. It is rarely used as an official given name.
Firmus m Late Roman, Catalan, German, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Latin firmus, meaning "firm, solid, stable, resistant, resolute, determined, steadfast, courageous, (figuratively) consistent, constant robust, vigorous, healthy, strong one"... [more]
Firtsa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Tirzah.
Fisba f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thisbe.
Fitor m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Fitore.