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.
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.
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... [
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Frenne m Swedish (Rare)From Swedish
frände, itself derived from Old Nose
frændi, "(male) relative, friend".
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).
Frideriki f Greek (Rare)Greek form of
Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).
Friderikos m Germanic (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)Hellenized form of
Frideric (possibly via its latinized form
Fridericus). It also occurs as a hellenization of the younger name
Friedrich, though in this day and age, that name is now usually hellenized to Φρίντριχ (literally
Frintrich, but correctly transcribed as
Fridrich, as -ντ- is a digraph in Greek).
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.
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).
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.
Fuente f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "fountain" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Fuente meaning "Our Lady of the Fountain". She is the patron saint of various Spanish towns like Munera (Albacete) and Vilallonga (Valencia).
Fuentes f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "fountains" in Spanish, derived from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de las Fuentes meaning "Our Lady of the Fountains". She is the patron saint of the Spanish town of Villalón de Campos (Valladolid)... [
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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."... [
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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.... [
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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.
Fukuji m Japanese (Rare)From 福 (
fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" combined with 道 (
ji) meaning "course, journey, road, street, moral principle". This name can also be formed by other combinations of kanji.
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.... [
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Fukusuke m Japanese (Rare)From 福 (
fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 記 (
suke) meaning "mark, describe, statement, inscription, mention, the Kojiki". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Fumimaro m Japanese (Rare)From 文 (
fumi, bun) meaning "sentence, statement" and 麿 (
maro, maru) meaning "I (pronoun)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fūran f Japanese (Rare)From 風蘭 (fūran), the Japanese word for the wind orchid also known as Vanda falcata, or 楓 (fū) meaning "maple" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid".
Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.
Fusa f & m Japanese (Rare)Derived from the Japanese kanji 房 (
fusa) meaning "chamber; room; house" or also "bunch (of flowers); grapes (of fruit)".... [
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Fusahito m Japanese (Rare)From 房 (
fusa) meaning "room, chamber" or 成 (
fusa) meaning "to become" combined with 仁 (
hito) meaning "benevolence, compassion". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Futabako f Japanese (Rare)From 双 (
futa) meaning "pair" or 二 (
futa) meaning "two" with 葉 (
ha) meaning "blade, leaf, needle", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other character combinations are possible.
Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern AfricanThis name is from the English word derived from Old French
futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin
futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of
esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [
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Fuyue f & m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" and 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fuyuno f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 冬 (
fuyu) "winter" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Fuyuyo f Japanese (Rare)From 冬 (
fuyu) meaning "winter" and 容 (
yō) meaning "contain; allow; appearance" or 央 (
yo) meaning "centre, middle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Fylgia f Norse 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... [
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Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian CreolePossibly derived from the French surname of
Gabard, the origin of which is not quite certain. It could be a patronymic surname that is derived from the Germanic given name
Gebhard, but it could also be a descriptive surname derived from Occitan
gabar meaning "to joke, to jest, to mock".... [
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Gachiro m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 雅 (ga) meaning "elegance" 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear". Other Kanji can be used.
Galaxy f English (American, Rare)From the English word
galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (
galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (
gála, "milk").
Gale m West Frisian (Rare)This name is the Frisian form of the Germanic given name
Gaito, which was ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*gails meaning "cheerful, jovial". But in addition to that, it is also often a short form of Germanic given names that contain (or are related to) the aforementioned element of
*gails, such as
Geilhard.... [
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Galila f Hebrew (Rare)Derived from the place name
Galil גליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [
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Galiza f Galician (Rare)Variant of
Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
Gallyon f & m Dutch (Rare)This given name is predominantly feminine in the Netherlands. It is not a typical Dutch first name and therefore its meaning is uncertain; it may possibly have been derived from the British surname
Gallyon, which is Norman-French in origin (and is found in the spelling
Gallion in modern France).... [
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Ganni m Assyrian (Rare)Name honors Chaldean martyr, Father Ragheed Ganni from Iraq. Soon to be a Catholic saint.... [
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Garai f Basque (Rare)Basque name meaning "height", "tall" and also "zenith; time; moment; occasion" (from Basque
garai).... [
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