Names beginning with F
281 names, with meanings and origins. Part of a library of 12,046.
Fabia
Of the Fabia family
Latin
Fabiana
Of the Fabius family
Latin
Fabienne
Bean grower (Pulp Fiction's Fabienne; French feminine of Fabian)
French/Latin
Fabiola
Of the Fabius family
Latin
Fable
A story, a tale
English
Fabrizia
A skilled craftswoman
Italian
Fadia
Redeemer (Queen Fadia of Egypt)
Arabic
Fadila
Virtue, excellence
Hausa
Fadumo
A form of Fatima
Somali
Fadwa
Self-sacrifice (Fadwa Tuqan)
Arabic
Fadzai
One who brings joy
Shona
Fah
Sky; blue
Thai
Fahima
Intelligent / understanding
Arabic
Faidra
Bright, radiant
Greek
Faiga
Bird
Yiddish
Faige
A little bird
Yiddish
Faigel
Little bird
Yiddish
Faina
Shining, radiant
Russian
Fainche
Saint Fainche of Rossory
Other
Fairuz
Turquoise (Lebanese legendary singer)
Arabic
Faith
Faith, trust, belief
English
Faiza
Victorious
Arabic
Fajr
Dawn (Salat al-Fajr)
Arabic
Falak
Celestial sphere / sky (Surah Al-Falaq 113)
Arabic
Falgu
Tender; the Phalgu river
Sanskrit
Falguna
Born in Phalguna
Sanskrit
Falguni
Born in Phalguna / Holi
Sanskrit
Falini
Fruitful, bearing reward
Sanskrit
Famke
A little maiden
Frisian
Fand
An Otherworld goddess
Celtic
Fang
Fragrant
Chinese
Fani
Radiant, bright
Greek
Faniry
Growth; a wish
Malagasy
Fanndis
A snow goddess
Icelandic
Fanney
A snowy island
Icelandic
Fanni
Free
Hungarian
Fannie
Free (Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights organizer; Fannie Brice)
English/French
Fanny
Free (Fanny Price in Mansfield Park; Fanny Brice; Fanny Mendelssohn)
English/Latin
Fantine
A young, innocent child
French
Fara
The last-born
Malagasy
Farah
Joy, happiness
Persian/Arabic/Urdu
Farahnaz
Joyful grace (Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi)
Other
Farai
Be happy / rejoice
Other
Faraja
Comfort, consolation
Swahili
Fareeda
Unique, precious
Arabic
Fareeha
Happy / joyful
Arabic
Farhana
Joyful
Arabic
Farhia
Joy, happiness
Somali
Fariba
Enchanting / beautiful (Persian heritage)
Persian
Farida
Unique / precious (Queen Farida of Egypt)
Arabic
Farin
Glorious, splendid
Persian
Farkhondeh
Fortunate, auspicious
Persian
Farnaz
Splendid grace
Other
Farrah
Joy (Farrah Fawcett, Charlie's Angels icon)
Arabic/English
Farzana
Wise / intelligent (South Asian heritage)
Persian/Urdu
Farzaneh
Wise / learned
Other
Fastrada
Strong counsel (Charlemagne's wife)
Old Germanic
Fatbardha
Good fortune, blessed
Albanian
Fatema
Weaner / Fatima daughter of Prophet
Arabic
Fatemeh
Captivating (Persian-Arabic + Fatimah daughter of Prophet Muhammad)
Arabic
Fatima
Captivating, weaning
Arabic/Urdu
Fatimanur
Radiant light
Turkish
Fatimat
The form of Fatima
Karachay
Fatin
Captivating
Arabic
Fatma
Fatima al-Fihriya world's oldest university (Arabic)
Arabic
Fatmanur
Radiant light
Turkish
Fatou
Senegalese Fatima diminutive
Arabic/Other
Fauna
Goddess of nature and animals
Latin
Fausta
Fortunate, lucky
Latin
Faustina
Lucky, fortunate
Latin
Faustine
Fortunate, lucky
French
Fauvette
A little songbird
French
Fawzia
Victorious (Princess Fawzia of Egypt + Queen of Iran)
Arabic
Faye
Fairy, fae
English/Old French
Faythe
Faith, trust
English
Fe
Faith
Spanish
Fedelina
Faithful and loyal
Italian
Federica
Peaceful ruler
Italian
Fedora
A gift of God
Italian
Fedra
Bright, radiant
Italian
Feidhelm
Beauty (Irish + Ulster Cycle poetess-prophetess)
Other
Feigele
Little bird (Yiddish Eastern Ashkenazi)
Other
Felicetta
A happy little one
Italian
Felicia
Happy (Felicia Day, geek-culture pioneer)
Latin
Feliciana
Happy and fortunate
Spanish
Felicina
Happy and fortunate
Italian
Felicitas
Happiness, good fortune
Latin
Felicity
Happiness, good fortune
Latin
Felicula
A little happy one
Latin
Feliksa
Happy, fortunate
Polish
Felismina
Happy, fortunate
Portuguese
Femke
Little maiden, peace
Frisian/Dutch
Fenella
White-shouldered (Fenella Fielding + Sir Walter Scott)
Scottish/Irish
Fenfang
A sweet fragrance
Chinese
Feng
Phoenix
Chinese
Fenghua
Phoenix flower
Other
Fenna
Peace
Frisian
Feodosia
A gift of God
Russian
Ferah
Joy, cheer
Turkish
Ferdinanda
A brave, bold voyager
Italian
Feride
Unique, precious
Turkish
Ferin
Radiant, unique
Turkish
Fern
The fern plant
English
Fernanda
Brave traveler (Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar nominee)
Spanish/Germanic
Fernande
A brave, bold voyager
French
Ferne
The fern plant
English
Feruza
Turquoise
Other
Feryal
Radiant, lovely
Turkish
Fetu
A star
Samoan
Fetuao
Morning star
Samoan
Feven
Pure / bright (Eritrean + Ethiopian heritage)
Tigrinya/Amharic
Fevronia
One who is purified
Greek
Feygl
Bird
Yiddish
Feyi
Praise (Yoruba feminine praise name)
Yoruba
Feyza
Abundance, grace
Turkish
Feyzanur
The light of grace
Turkish
Ffion
Foxglove, rose
Welsh
Fiadh
Wild, untamed
Irish
Fiafia
Joy, happiness
Samoan
Fiammetta
Little flame
Italian
Fidan
A young sapling
Azerbaijani
Fields
Of the fields (Sally Field; W.C. Fields)
English
Fifi
God will increase
French
Fifita
Princess, noblewoman (Tongan)
Tongan
Fikir
Love
Amharic
Fikira
A thought, reflection
Swahili
Filadelfia
Sisterly love
Italian
Filanthi
A lover of flowers
Greek
Filareti
A lover of virtue
Greek
Filia
Friendship, affection
Greek
Filiberta
Very bright, illustrious
Italian
Filipina
A lover of horses
Polish
Filippa
A lover of horses
Italian
Filippina
A lover of horses
Italian
Filomena
Lover of strength
Italian/Greek
Filothei
A friend of God
Greek
Filsan
Well-formed, graceful
Somali
Fina
Italian saint (the violet of San Gimignano)
Italian
Findabair
White phantom (Medb's daughter)
Irish
Finlee
Fair-haired hero
Scottish
Finleigh
Fair-haired hero
Scottish
Finley
Fair warrior (top-200 unisex US name)
Scottish/Gaelic
Finna
A woman of the north
Icelandic
Finnbjorg
A fair guardian
Icelandic
Finnborg
A fair fortress
Icelandic
Finnley
Fair-haired hero
Scottish
Finola
White shoulder (Irish form of Fionnuala)
Irish
Fiona
Fair, white
Scottish Gaelic
Fionna
Fair, white
Scottish
Fionnaghal
A fair-shouldered maiden
Scottish
Fionnghal
Fair stranger / Flora MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic)
Other
Fionnuala
Fair-shouldered
Irish
Fioralba
Flower of dawn (Italian poetic compound)
Italian
Fioranna
A graceful flower
Italian
Fiordaliso
A cornflower
Italian
Fiordelisa
A lily flower
Italian
Fiorela
Little flower
Italian
Fiorella
Little flower
Italian
Fiorenza
Flowering / iconic Florence (Italian heritage)
Italian
Fioretta
A little flower
Italian
Firdaus
Paradise
Arabic
Firdaws
Highest Paradise (Quran 18:107 + 23:11)
Arabic
Firmina
Firm and steadfast
Portuguese
Firoozeh
Turquoise (Firoozeh Dumas Funny in Farsi memoir)
Other
Firouzeh
Turquoise
Other
Firoza
Turquoise
Other/Urdu
Firuza
Turquoise
Tatar
Firyal
Princess Firyal of Jordan (Hashemite dynastic)
Arabic
Fisher
Fisherman (Carrie Fisher; modern unisex)
English
Fitia
Love
Malagasy
Fitri
Pure, natural
Indonesian
Fitz
Son of (Scandal's Fitzgerald Grant; modern unisex)
English/French
Fiza
The open air, atmosphere
Urdu
Fizza
Silver (Fizza handmaiden of Fatima)
Arabic
Fjola
The violet flower
Icelandic
Fjolla
Snowflake
Other
Flamenca
Flame-bright
Occitan
Flaminia
A priestess, a bright flame
Latin
Flannery
Descendant of the red one (Flannery O'Connor, Southern Gothic master)
Irish
Flavia
Golden, blonde
Latin
Flavie
Golden, fair
French
Flavienne
Golden, fair-haired
French
Fleur
Flower
French
Fleurette
A little flower
French
Fleurine
A little flower
French
Floarea
A flower
Romanian
Flor
Flower
Latin
Flora
Flower (Roman goddess Flora + Botticelli's Primavera)
Latin
Florabelle
A beautiful flower
Latin
Floraidh
Scottish Gaelic Flora (Roman goddess + Flora MacDonald)
Other
Florence
Flourishing, blooming
Latin
Florencia
Florence (Spanish + Florence Nightingale)
Other
Florentina
Flowering
Latin
Florette
A little flower
French
Floriana
Flowering, blossoming
Italian/Latin
Florica
A little flower
Romanian
Florie
Flowering, blossoming
French
Florinda
Flowering
Latin
Florine
Flowering (Florine Stettheimer modernist painter)
French/Latin
Floripes
A flowering one
Spanish
Flossie
Flower (Flossie Wong-Staal, HIV co-discoverer)
English
Flurina
Flowering one (rare Swiss Romansh heritage)
Romansh
Flutura
Butterfly
Other
Flynn
Red-haired (Errol Flynn + Disney's Tangled)
Irish
Fodhla
A goddess of Ireland
Irish
Folajimi
Wealth held tight
Other
Folake
Honor and care for her
Yoruba
Folasade
Honour bestows a crown
Yoruba
Folkhild
A warrior of the people
German
Folkrada
A counselor of the people
German
Folkwina
A friend of the people
German
Foluke
Given to God (Yoruba + Foluke Daramola - Nollywood)
Yoruba
Folukemi
Given to me by God to care for
Other
Fon
Rain
Thai
Foram
Fragrance, aroma
Gujarati
Forough
Light (iconic Forough Farrokhzad Persian poet)
Persian
Forouzan
Luminous / shining (iconic Iranian cinema)
Persian
Forrest
Forest dweller (Forrest Gump; Tom Hanks)
English/French
Fortuna
Roman goddess of fortune + Wheel of Fortune
Latin
Fortunata
Fortunate, blessed
Italian
Fortunatina
A little fortunate one
Italian
Fosca
Dark, dusky
Italian
Foster
Forester / nurturer (Jodie Foster; Sutton Foster)
English
Foteini
Bright / luminous (Saint Photini Samaritan Woman at the Well)
Greek
Fotini
Light (Saint Photini Samaritan woman)
Greek
Fotinoula
A little light
Greek
Fotoula
A little light
Greek
Franca
Free, a free one
Italian
Franceline
A little free one
French
Frances
Free one, from France
Latin
Francesca
From France / free one (Francesca da Rimini in Dante's Inferno)
Italian/Latin
Francine
From France (Francine du Plessix Gray)
French/Latin
Francisca
Saint Frances (Spanish + Latin + Frances Cabrini)
Other
Franciska
The free one
Hungarian
Francoise
Free, a free one
French
Frankie
Free one, from France
Latin/English
Frantiska
The free one
Czech
Frasina
Joy and mirth
Moldovan
Frauke
A little lady
German
Fraya
A noble lady
Norse
Frayda
Joy
Yiddish
Freesia
A fragrant flower
Latin
Frehiwot
The fruit of life
Amharic
Freida
Joy, gladness
Yiddish
Freweini
My precious fruit
Tigrinya
Freya
Lady, noble woman
Old Norse
Freydis
Lady of Freyr (Erik the Red's daughter; Vinland explorer)
Old Norse
Freygerdur
Guarded by Freyja
Icelandic
Freygunnur
A warrior of Freyja
Icelandic
Freyja
A noble lady
Norse
Frida
Peace, beauty
Germanic
Fridbjorg
A guardian of peace
Icelandic
Frideborg
A fortress of peace
Norse
Friderike
A peaceful ruler
German
Friderun
A secret rune of peace
German
Frideswide
Strong peace (Oxford patron saint)
Old English
Fridrika
A peaceful ruler
Icelandic
Frieda
Peace (Frieda Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire; Frieda Lawrence)
German
Friederike
A peaceful ruler
German
Frigg
Norse queen of the gods (Odin's wife)
Old Norse
Frigga
Norse goddess wife of Odin
Other
Fritzi
Peaceful ruler (Fritzi Haberlandt + Charles Schulz)
German
Frohmut
Of a joyful spirit
German
Froso
Joy, mirth
Greek
Frowilde
A joyful, willing spirit
German
Froya
Lady; the goddess Freyja
Scandinavian
Froydis
A divine lady of joy
Norwegian
Fruzsina
Joy and mirth
Hungarian
Ftoon
Charm
Arabic
Fu Hao
Earliest documented Chinese female general (Shang)
Chinese
Fulgencia
Shining, brilliant
Spanish
Fulla
Norse handmaiden of Frigg
Old Norse
Fulvia
Tawny / blonde (Roman Fulvia + Mark Antony's wife)
Latin
Fumiko
Literary child
Japanese
Funda
Heather (Turkish)
Turkish
Fungai
Think, reflect
Shona
Funke
Given to me to love
Yoruba
Funmi
Give me joy (Yoruba + Funmi Iyanda + Funmilayo short)
Yoruba
Funmilayo
Give me joy
Yoruba
Furaha
Joy (Swahili)
Swahili
Fyokla
The glory of God
Russian