FABIA (f) Feminine form of Fabian
FABIAN (m) "bean" from the prominent Roman family name Fabius, which was from Latin fab. Quintus Fabius Maximus was the Roman general who used delaying tactics to halt the invasion of Hannibal in the 3rd century BC.
FABIEN (m) French form of Fabian
FABIENNE (f) French feminine form of Fabian
FABIO (m) Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Fabian
FABIOLA (f) Elaborated form of Fabia
FABRICE (m) "craftsman" (Latin) from the Roman family name Fabricius.
FABRIZIO (m) Italian form of Fabrice
FAE (f) Form of Fay
FAITH (f) "faith" (English). One of the virtue names favoured by the Puritans.
FAIZEL (m) "a judge" (Arabic)
FANNY (f) Pet form of Frances
FARIDA (f) "unique" (Arabic)
FARRAH (f) "burden bearer" (Arabic)
FATIMA (f) "to abstain" (Arabic). This was the name of the only daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Also bearing this name is a town in Portugal which is an important Christian pilgrimage center.
FATMA (f) Form of Fatima
FAUNA (f) "to befriend" (Latin). A Roman goddess of agriculture and animals.
FAWN (f) "fawn" (English), from the name of the young deer.
FAY (f) "fairy" (Middle English)
FEDERICO (m) Spanish and Italian form of Friedrich. Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini and Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca are famous bearers of this name.
FEDERIGO (m) Spanish form of Friedrich
FELICIA (f) Feminine form of Felix.
FELICIDAD (f) Feminine form of Felix.
FELICIEN (m) French form of Felix.
FELICIENNE (f) French feminine form of Felix.
FELICITY (f) "happiness" or "luck" (Latin)
FELINA (f) "cat" (Latin)
FELIPE (m) Spanish form of Philip
FELIX (m) "happy" or "lucky" (Latin). This was the name of many early saints. Also, Felix Mendelsohnn was a famous composer from Germany in the 19th century.
FERDINAND (m) Possibly "peace ready" or "journey ready" (Gothic). This was the name of several rulers of Spain, Portugal and the Holy Roman Empire. The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the earth.
FERGUS (m) "man vigour" from Gaelic fear "man" and gus "vigour". The name of a warrior prince in Irish mythology.
FERMIN (m) Spanish form of Firmim.
FERN (f) Either a short form of Fernanda or "fern" (English) from the name of the plant.
FERNAND (m) French form of Ferdinand
FERNANDA (f) Spanish feminine form of Ferdinand.
FERNANDO (m) Spanish form of Ferdinand
FIDEL (m) "faithful" from Latin fidelis. A famous bearer is revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba.
FIDO (m) "I am faithful" (Latin). Usually a dog's name.
FIFI (f) Pet of Josephine
FILANDER (m) Form of Philander
FINGAL (m) "white stranger" (Irish). This was the name of the hero in James Macpherson's epic poem 'Fingal', which he claimed to have based on early Gaelic legends about Fionn Mac Cumhail.
FINN (m) Anglicized form of Fionn. Huckleberry Finn was a character in Mark Twain's novels.
FINOLA (f) Form of Fionnuala
FION (m) Variant of Fionn
FIONA (f) Feminine form of Fionn
FIONN (m) "fair" or "white" (Irish). Fionn Mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon. He fought against the giant Fomors with his son Oisin and grandson Oscar.
FIONNUALA (f) "white shoulder" from Gaelic Fionnguala.
FIRMIN (m) "firm" from Latin firmus. This was the name of several early saints.
FLAVIA (f) "golden" or "yellow-haired" (Latin) from the Roman family name Flavius.
FLAVIE (f) French form of Flavia
FLEMMING (m) "from Flanders" (Danish). Originally a nickname.
FLETCHER (m) "maker of arrows" (Old English). This is surname that is now also used as a first name.
FLEUR (f) "flower" (French). This was the name of a character in John Galsworthy's novel 'The Forsythe Saga'.
FLORA (f) "flower" (Latin). Flora was the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, and the wife of Zephyr, the west wind.
FLORENCE (f,m) "prosperous" (Latin) from the masculine Roman name Florentius. The name can also mean "of Florence", in reference to the city in Italy. Florence Nightingale was born in that city. She was a nurse in British hospitals during the Crimean War and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing.
FLORIAN (m) "flower" (Latin), from the Roman name Florianus. Saint Florian is the patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria. He was martyred in the 3rd century.
FLORIANA (f) Italian feminine form of Florian
FLORIANNE (f) French feminine form of Florian
FLOYD (m) Form of Lloyd or "will" (Irish)
FORREST (m) "[dweller by the] forest" (French). From a surname.
FORTUNE (f) "fortune" (English)
FOX (m) "fox" (English), from the name of the small canine. Originally a surname. George Fox was the founder of the Quakers in the 17th century.
FRANCA (f) Italian feminine form of Frank
FRANCES (f) Feminine form of Francis. Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini was an American social worker, and the first American to be canonized.
FRANCESCA (f) Italian feminine form of Francis
FRANCESCO (m) Italian form of Francis. Francesco Laurana was an Italian Renaissance sculptor.
FFRANCINE (f) Feminine pet form of François
FRANCIS (m) "a Frenchman" from the Latin name Franciscus. Saint Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order of monks, was the son of a wealthy merchant who renounced father's wealth and devoted his life to the poor. Later in his life Francis received the stigmata. Another saint of this name was Saint Francis Xavier, a missionary to eastern Asia. Two other famous bearers were philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon, and explorer and admiral Sir Francis Drake.
FRANCISCO (m) Spanish or Portuguese form of Francis. Francisco de Goya was a Spanish painter and engraver. The name was also borne by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.
FRANCO (m) Italian form of Frank. This was the surname of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.
FRANÇOIS (m) French form of Francis. François Villon was a French lyric poet of the 15th century. This was the name of two kings of France.
FRANÇOISE (f) Feminine form of Francis
FRANK (m) "a Frank" (Teutonic). The Franks were the Germanic tribe that settled in France and the Netherlands.
FRANKLIN (m) "freeman" from a surname which derived from Middle English frankeleyn. Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher.
FRANS (m) Dutch form of Francis
FRANZ (m) German form of Francis. Franz Kafka was the influential author who wrote 'The Trial' and 'The Castle' among other works. Also, rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire have had this name.
FRANZISKA (f) German feminine form of Francis
FRASER (m) Meaning unknown (Celtic). From a Scottish surname. Simon Fraser was a Canadian explorer.
FRAVARDIN (m) "guardian spirit" (Persian)
FRED (m) Short form of Frederick. A famous bearer of this name was Fred Astaire, the American actor and dancer. Visit a web page devoted to the name Fred.
FREDA (f) Form of Frieda
FREDERICA (f) Feminine form of Frederick
FREDERICK (m) English form of Friedrich. Frederick Douglass was an American ex-slave who became a famous abolitionist.
FREJA (f) Swedish form of Freya
FREYA (f) "lady" (Old Norse). This is the name of the goddess of love and beauty in Norse mythology. She claimed half of the heroes who were slain in battle, and brought them to her realm in Asgard.
FRIEDA (f) Short form of feminine names containing the Teutonic element fried "peace".
FRIEDERIKE (f) German feminine form of Friedrich
FRIEDHELM (m) "peace helmet" (Teutonic)
FRIEDHOLD (m) "peace ruler" from Teutonic frid "peace" and wald "ruler".
FRIEDRICH (m) "peace ruler" from Teutonic frid "peace" and ric "power". Several rulers of Prussia, Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire have borne this name, including the 12th-century patron of the arts Friedrich II of Germany, and the 18th-century Friedrich II of Prussia, know as Frederick the Great. The philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and the socialist Friedrich Engels are two other famous bearers of this name.
FRITZ (m) German pet form of Friedrich
FRODE (m) "learned" (Old Norse)
FYODOR (m) Russian form of Theodore. Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist, the author of such works as 'The Idiot' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'.