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The Name Begins With The Letter F:
FINA  f  English
Short form of SERAPHINA

FINBAR  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR

FINBARR  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR

FINDLAY  m  Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name FIONNLAGH.

FINELLA  f  Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FINGAL  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionnghall, which meant "white stranger" from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger"...

FINGALL  m  Scottish
Variant of FINGAL

FINLAY  m  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH

FINLEY  m  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNLAGH

FINN (1)  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FIONN... []

FINN (2)  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "person from Finland".

FINNBAR  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FIONNBHARR

FINNEGAN  m  English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Fionnagáin meaning "descendent of Fionnagán"...

FINNÉN  m  Irish
Variant of FINNIAN

FINNGUALA  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FIONNGHUALA

FINNIAN  m  Irish
Derived from Old Irish finn "white" combined with a diminutive suffix...

FINOLA  f  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FINTAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionntán, which possibly means either "white fire" or "white bull" in Gaelic...

FION  m  Irish
Variant of FIONN

FÍONA  f  Irish
Derived from Irish fion meaning "vine".

FIONA  f  Scottish
Feminine form of FIONN...

FIONN  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair" or "white" in Gaelic...

FIONNBARRA  m  Irish
Variant of FIONNBHARR

FIONNBHARR  m  Irish
Means "fair hair", derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and barr "head"...

FIONNGHALL  m  Scottish
Original form of FINGAL

FIONNGHUALA  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder"...

FIONNLAGH  m  Irish, Scottish
Means "white warrior" from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and laogh "warrior".

FIONNTÁN  m  Irish, Scottish
Original form of FINTAN

FIONNUALA  f  Irish
Modern Irish form of FIONNGHUALA

FIONOLA  f  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of FIONNGHUALA

FIORALBA  f  Italian
Combination of Italian fiore "flower" and alba "dawn".

FIORELLA  f  Italian
From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix.

FIORENZA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FIORENZO  m  Italian
Italian form of Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FIRDAUS  m  Arabic, Iranian
Derived from the Arabic word firdaws meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Persian pardis, pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure"...

FIRDOS  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of FIRDAUS

FIRENZE  f  Various
From the name of an Italian city, commonly called Florence in English.

FIRMIN  m  French
From the Late Latin name Firminus which meant "firm"...

FIRMINO  m  Italian
Italian form of FIRMIN

FIROZ  m  Iranian
Variant of FIRUZ

FIRUZ  m  Iranian, Arabic
Means "successful" in Persian...

FIRUZA  f  Iranian
Means "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Persian...

FISHEL  m  Yiddish
Means "little fish" in Yiddish.

FISHKE  m  Yiddish
Variant of FISHEL

FITZ  m  English
Short form of FITZROY

FITZROY  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of the king" in Old French, originally given to illegitimate sons of monarchs.

FIZZA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of FIDDA

FLAITHRÍ  m  Irish
Means "king of princes" from Gaelic flaith "prince" and rí "king".

FLAMUR  m  Albanian
Means "flag" in Albanian.

FLANN  m & f  Irish
Means "red" in Irish Gaelic...

FLANNAN  m & f  Irish
Pet form of FLANN

FLANNERY  m  English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Flannghaile meaning "descendent of Flannghal"...

FLÁVIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIA  f  Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIAN  m  History
From the Roman family name Flavianus, which was derived from FLAVIUS...

FLAVIE  f  French
French feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLÁVIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden"...

FLEMMING  m  Danish
From a medieval Danish nickname meaning "from Flanders".

FLETCHER  m  English
From a surname meaning "maker of arrows" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French.

FLEUR  f  English
Means "flower" in French...

FLEURETTA  f  English
Pet form of FLEUR

FLICK  f  English
Pet form of FELICITY

FLIP  m  Dutch
Pet form of FILIPPUS

FLO  f  English
Short form of FLORENCE or FLORA

FLOELLA  f  English (Modern)
Elaborated form of FLO

FLORA  f  English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower"...

FLORENCE  f & m  English, French
From the masculine Roman name Florentius which was derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing"...

FLORENCIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FLORENTIN  m  French
French form of Florentinus (see FLORENTINA).

FLORENTINA  f  Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Florentinus, itself derived from the Roman name Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FLORETTA  f  English, German
Latinate pet form of FLORA

FLORETTE  f  French
French pet form of FLORA

FLORIAN  m  German, Polish, French
From the Roman name Florianus, derived from Latin flos "flower"...

FLORIANA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of FLORIAN

FLORIANNE  f  French
French feminine form of FLORIAN

FLORIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of FLORIAN

FLORIN  m  Romanian
Romanian form of FLORIAN

FLORINDA  f  English
Combination of FLORA and the popular name suffix inda.

FLORINE  f  French
French pet form of FLORA

FLORIS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FLORRIE  f  English
Pet form of FLORENCE or FLORA

FLORRY  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FLAITHRÍ

FLOSSIE  f  English
Pet form of FLORENCE

FLOWER  f  English
Means simply "flower" from the English word for the blossoming plant...

FLOYD  m  English
Variant of LLOYD

FLURRY  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FLAITHRÍ

FLUTURA  f  Albanian
Means "butterfly" in Albanian.

FLYNN  m  English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Floinn meaning "descendent of FLANN".

FOKA  m  Russian
Russian form of PHOCAS

FOLAMI  m  Yoruba
Means "respect and honour me" in Yoruba.

FOLANT  m  Welsh
Welsh form of VALENTINE

FOLKE  m  Scandinavian
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people".

FOMA  m  Russian
Russian form of THOMAS

FONS  m  Dutch
Short form of ALFONS

FONSIE  m 
Pet form of ALFONSO

FORBES  m  Scottish
From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic.

FORD  m  English
From a surname meaning "ford" in Old English.

FOREST  m  English
Variant of FORREST

FORREST  m  English
From a surname meaning "forest" in Old French, originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest.

FORTUNATA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FORTUNATO

FORTUNATO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Fortunatus meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy"...

FORTUNE  f  English
Simply means "fortune" from the English word, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck".

FOSTER  m  English
From a surname which has several different origins: "foster-child" or "foster-parent" (Old English); "shearer" (Old French); "forester" (Old French); "saddle-tree maker" (Old French).

FOTIOS  m  Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS

FOTIS  m  Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS

FOUAD  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of FUAD

FOX  m  English
Simply means "fox" from the English word...

FRAN  f  English
Short form of FRANCES

FRANC  m  Slovene
Slovene form of FRANCIS

FRANCA  f  Italian
Contracted form of FRANCESCA

FRANCE  m  English
Short form of FRANCIS...

FRANCENE  f  English
English variant of FRANCINE

FRANCES  f  English
Feminine form of FRANCIS...

FRANCESCA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCESCO  m  Italian
Italian form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)...

FRANCETTE  f  French
Feminine pet form of FRANÇOIS

FRANCI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of FRANCISKA

FRANCINE  f  French, English
Feminine pet form of FRANÇOIS

FRANCIS  m & f  English
From the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman"...

FRANCISCA  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCISCO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)...

FRANCISCUS  m  Late Roman
Original form of FRANCIS

FRANČIŠKA  f  Slovene
Slovene feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCISKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCISZEK  m  Polish
Polish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCISZKA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANCK  m  French
French form of FRANK (1)

FRANCKA  f  Slovene
Short form of FRANCISKA

FRANCO  m  Italian
Contracted form of FRANCESCO...

FRANÇOIS  m  French
French form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)...

FRANÇOISE  f  French
Feminine form of FRANÇOIS

FRANG  m  Scottish
Scottish form of FRANCIS

FRANGAG  f  Scottish
Scottish feminine form of FRANCIS

FRANJO  m  Croatian
Croatian form of FRANCIS

FRANK (1)  m  English, German, Dutch
From a Germanic name which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks...

FRANK (2)  m  English
Short form of FRANCIS

FRANKIE  m & f  English
Pet form of FRANK (1) or FRANCES

FRANKLIN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from Middle English frankeleyn "freeman"...

FRANKLYN  m  English
Variant of FRANKLIN

FRANNIE  f  English
Pet form of FRANCES

FRANNY  m & f  English
Pet form of FRANCIS or FRANCES

FRANS  m  Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANSEZA  f  Breton
Breton feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANTIŠEK  m  Czech
Czech form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANTIŠKA  f  Czech
Feminine form of FRANTIŠEK

FRANTZISKA  f  Basque
Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANTZISKO  m  Basque
Basque form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRANZ  m  German
German form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)...

FRANZI  f  German
Short form of FRANZISKA

FRANZISKA  f  German
German feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

FRASER  m  Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which possibly means either "a Frisian" or else "strawberry" in Norman French... []

FRAUKE  f  German
Means "little lady", derived from German frau combined with a diminutive suffix.

FRAZIER  m  Scottish, English
Variant of FRASER

FREA  f  Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYA

FRED  m  English
Short form of FREDERICK...

FREDA  f  English
Short form of names ending in freda, such as ELFREDA.

FREDDIE  m & f  English
Pet form of FREDERICK or FREDERICA

FREDDY  m  English
Pet form of FREDERICK

FRÉDÉRIC  m  French
French form of FREDERICK

FREDERICA  f  English, Portuguese
Feminine form of FREDERICK

FREDERICK  m  English
From a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power"...

FREDERICO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of FREDERICK

FREDERIK  m  Danish, Dutch
Danish and Dutch form of FREDERICK...

FREDERIKKE  f  Danish
Danish feminine form of FREDERICK

FRÉDÉRIQUE  f  French
French form of FREDERICA

FREDIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman name Frigidian, which was derived from Latin frigidus "cold"...

FREDO  m 
Pet form of FEDERICO or ALFREDO

FREDRICK  m  English
Variant of FREDERICK

FREDRIK  m  Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of FREDERICK...

FREDRIKA  f  Swedish
Swedish feminine form of FREDERICK

FREEK  m  Dutch
Dutch short form of FREDERICK

FREEMAN  m  English
From a surname meaning "free man" in Old English.

FREJ  m  Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYR

FREJA  f  Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYA

FREY  m  Norse Mythology
Variant of FREYR

FREYA  f  Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady"...

FREYDE  f  Yiddish
Means "joy" in Yiddish.

FREYJA  f  Norse Mythology
Older form of FREYA

FREYR  m  Norse Mythology
Means "lord" in Old Norse... []

FRICIS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of FREDERICK

FRIDA  f  Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of FRIEDE...

FRIDERIK  m  Slovene
Slovene form of FREDERICK

FRIDESWIDE  f  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements frið "peace" and swiðe "strong"...

FRIDTJOF  m  Scandinavian
Variant of FRITJOF

FRIEDA  f  English, German
Variant of FRIEDE

FRIEDE  f  German
Short form of feminine names containing the Germanic element frid or fried meaning "peace".

FRIEDEMANN  m  German
Means "man of peace" from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and man "man".

FRIEDERIKE  f  German
German feminine form of FREDERICK

FRIEDHELM  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and helm "helmet, protection".

FRIEDHOLD  m  German
Means "peaceful ruler", derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and wald "rule".

FRIEDRICH  m  German
German form of FREDERICK...

FRIGG  f  Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love"...

FRIGYES  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of FREDERICK

FRISO  m  Frisian
Refers to a member of the ethnic group, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe of northwest Europe... 

FRÍÐA  f  Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse fríðr "beautiful, fair".

FRIÐRIK  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of FREDERICK

FRIÐRIKA  f  Icelandic
Icelandic form of FREDERICA

FRITJOF  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".

FRITS  m  Dutch
Dutch pet form of FREDERIK

FRITZ  m  German
German pet form of FRIEDRICH

FRITZI  f  German
German pet form of FRIEDERIKE

FRODE  m  Danish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse fróðr meaning "learned, wise".

FRODO  m  Literature
Derived from the Germanic element frod "wise"...

FRONA  f  English
Short form of SOPHRONIA

FRUMA  f  Yiddish
Means "pious" in Yiddish.

FRUZSINA  f  Hungarian
Pet form of Eufrozina, the Hungarian form of EUPHROSYNE.

FRYDERYK  m  Polish
Polish form of FREDERICK

FRYDERYKA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of FREDERICK

FU  m  Chinese
Means "wealthy" in Chinese.

FUAD  m  Arabic
Derived from Arabic fu'ad meaning "heart".

FULBERT  m  French
From the Germanic elements folk "people" and beraht "bright"...

FULGENCIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Fulgentius, which meant "shining" from Latin fulgens...

FULGENZIO  m  Italian
Italian form of Fulgentius (see FULGENCIO).

FULK  m  English
English form of FOLKE

FULKE  m  English
English form of FOLKE

FÜLÖP  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of PHILIP

FULTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "filthy place" in Old English.

FULVIA  f  Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

FULVIO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman family name Fulvius, which was derived from Latin fulvus "yellow, tawny".

FUMNANYA  f  Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.

FUNANYA  f  Igbo
Means "love" in Igbo.

FUNGAI  m  African
Means "think" in Shona.

FURAHA  f  African
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili.

FYFE  m  Scottish
Variant of FIFE

FYODOR  m  Russian
Russian form of THEODORE...

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