F-names were all the rage at the turn of the century (Frank, Florence, Frances/Francis, Fred, Ferdinand, Floyd, Faye, etc), and I think it's time for a comeback. ;)
(this turned into a much longer list than I had expected. How is it that there are so many F-names world-wide, but so few in use in the US?)
Boys:
- Faolán (FWEE-lawn, FWAY-lawn, Irish)--prob. "little wolf"
- Faiz (FAH-eez, Arabic)--"victorious"
- Fanuel (FAHN-oo-el, Scandinavian)--from Hebrew, "face of God"
- Faramund (FAHR-ah-mund, Germanic)--"journey protection". Old Swedish form is Farmund.
- Faris (FEHR-is, Arabic; FAH-rees, Bosnian)--from Arabic, "knight"
- Farman (FAHR-man, Scandinavian)--"traveller". Also spelled Farmann.
- Faustin (foh-STAHN, French; FOW ['ow' like "now"] -steen, Russian)--from Latin, "lucky". Other forms include Faustyn (FOW-stin, Polish) and Faustino (fow-STEEN-oh, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish).
- Fen (FEN, Frisian)--nickname for Germanic frid names, "peace" [coincides with an English word for a type of wetland]
- Ferapont (fyehr-ah-PAHNT, Russian)--from ancient Greek, "servant, caregiver"
- Ferris (FEHR-ris, English [surname], Irish [surname])--from French, "ironworker", or a form of Fergus
- Fife (FIFE, Scottish)--from the Scottish region, origin unknown. Also spelled Fyfe.
- Finlo (FIN-loh, Manx)--"fair Lugh" [Irish god]
- Finnegas (FIN-eh-gas, Irish [mythology])--poss. "Finn the Seer". Also written as Finegas or Finneces.
- Finnvid (FIN-vid, [somewhat archaic] Swedish)--"Finn-tree" or "magician-tree"). Other forms include Finnevid (also somewhat archaic Swedish), Finnved (archaic Norwegian), and Finwith (old Danish, old Swedish)
- Fishel (FISH-el, Yiddish)--"little fish" [also sometimes used as a nickname for Ephraim]
- Fivos (FEE-vos, Greek)--modern masculine form of Phoebe, "light"
- Flemming (FLEM-ming, Scandinavian [esp. Danish!])--"from Flanders" [probably ultimately from Old Frisian "of the flowing water"]. Also spelled Fleming.
- Flint (FLINT, English [surname])
- Fordel (FOR-del, Norwegian)--from Germanic, "advantage"
- Fosco (FOHS-koh, Italian)--prob. from Latin, "dark"
- Fraser (FRAY-zher, FRAY-zer, Scottish, English)--also spelled Frazier
- Fredmund (FRED-moond, Norwegian)--"peace protection"
- Frey (FRAY, Danish, Swedish)--masculine of Freya "lord". Also spelled Frej.
- Fulton (FUL-ton, English [surname])
Girls:
- Fabia (FAH-bee-ah, Latin, Italian)--other forms include Fabiana (fah-bee-AH-nah, Latin, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish), Fabienne (fah-bee-EN, French), and Fabiola (fah-bee-OH-lah, Spanish, Italian).
- Fadime (fah-dee-MAY, Turkish)--form of Fatima
- Faina (fah-EE-nah, Russian)--poss. from ancient Greek Phaenna, "shining"
- Faiza (FYE-zah, Arabic)--"victorious"
- Fanchon (FAN-shawn, French)--nickname for Françoise/Frances
- Fanélie (fah-nay-LEE, French)--form of Françoise/Frances or Stéphanie
- Fara (FAH-rah, Italian, Scandinavian)--nickname for Germanic fara names, "journey"
- Fausta (FOW ['ow' like "now"] -stah, Latin, Italian)--from Latin, "lucky". Other forms include Faustine (foh-STEEN, French), Faustina (fow-STEEN-ah, Latin, Italian), and Faustyna (fow-STIN-ah, Polish).
- Favonia (fah-VOH-nee-ah, Latin)--"favored"
- Fedea (fed-eh-ah, Basque)--"faith"
- Femke (FEM-keh, Dutch, Frisian)--nickname for Germanic frid names, "peace". [coincides with the Frisian word for "girl"]
- Fenareti (fen-ah-REH-tee, Greek)--"shining virtue". Also transliterated as Fainareti.
- Fenna (FEN-nah, Dutch, Frisian)--another nickname for Germanic frid names, "peace". Also spelled Fenne.
- Feray (feh-RYE, Turkish)--poss, "radiance of the moon"
- Ffion (FEE-on, Welsh)--"foxglove"
- Fia (FEE-ah, Scandinavian)--short form of Sofia
- Fiadh (FEE-ah, Irish)--"wild" or "deer"
- Fiadhnait (FYAH-nat, Irish)--"fawn"
- Fiamma (fee-AHM-mah, Italian)--"flame"
- Fiammetta (fee-ahm-MET-tah, Italian)--"little flame"
- Fiorenza (fee-oh-REN-tsah, Italian)--form of Florence. Other forms include Florentia (floh-REN-tee-ah, Latin; floh-REN-shah, English) and Florencia (floh-REN-see-ah, Spanish).
- Fira (feer-AH, Russian)--nickname for Esfir/Esther
- Flavia (FLAH-vee-ah, Latin, Spanish, Italian)--from Latin, "golden, yellow". Other forms include Flavie (flah-VEE, French), Flavienne (flah-vee-EN, French), and Flaviana (flah-vee-AH-nah, Latin, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese).
- Freydis (FRAY-dis, Norwegian)--"lady goddess". Another form is Frøydis (FROOY [somewhere between English "ay" and "oy"] -dis).
Unisex:
- Farah (FAH-rah, Arabic)--"joy". Also spelled Farrah.
- Firdaus (FEER-dohs, Arabic; fur-DOHS, Persian)--"paradise". Also transliterated as Firdos. [definitely unisex, although more common for boys, in Arabic; might be exclusively masculine in Persian]
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