Names starting with F

The Somali form of Farah.

A Dutch short form of Bonifaas or Servaas.

The Catalan form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

The Hungarian version of the name Fabianus, which corresponds to Fabian.

Derived from the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which originates from Fabius. This name is also associated with the Saint Fabian, who was a pope in the 3rd...

The Spanish form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

The Italian and Portuguese form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

The original Latin form of Fabian.

French variant of Fabianus (see Fabian).

The Croatian and Slovene form of Fabianus (see Fabian).

The Portuguese form of Fabius.

The Italian and Spanish form of Fabius.

A Roman family name derived from Latin faba signifying "bean". Quintus Fabius Maximus was the Roman general who used delaying tactics to halt the...

A diminutive of Fábián.

The French form of the Roman family name Fabricius, which was derived from Latin faber signifying "craftsman". Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a...

The Portuguese form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

The Spanish form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

The original Latin form of Fabrice.

The Italian form of Fabricius (see Fabrice).

Possibly derived from Old Irish facht signifying "malice". This was the name of a legendary high king of Ireland, said in some traditions to be the...

Originates from the Late Latin name Facundus, which signified "eloquent". This was the name of a few early saints, including a 3rd-century Spanish...

The Latin form of Facundo.

An alternate transcription of Russian Фаддей (see Faddey).

The Russian form of Thaddeus.

An alternate transcription of Arabic فضل (see Fadl) or فاضل (see Fadil).

Signifies "kindness, favour" in Swahili, ultimately derived from Arabic.

Signifies "saviour" in Arabic, derived from the root فدى (fadā) meaning "to redeem, to ransom, to sacrifice". This is an Arabic name for Jesus.

Signifies "virtuous, excellent" in Arabic. This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: فاضل, in which the first vowel is...

Signifies "grace, generosity" in Arabic. This was a name of both a cousin of Muhammad and a son of Abbas (the son of the fourth caliph Ali).

The Old Irish form of Faolán.

Means "panther" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic فهيم (see Fahim), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Means "intelligent, sensible" in Arabic. This transcription represents two related but distinct Arabic names: فهيم, with a long second vowel, and فهم,...

Turkish form of Fakhri.

An alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal), as well as the form used in several other languages.

The Yiddish form of Phoebus, apparently used as a translation of Shimshon (see Samson) [1].

The Urdu form of Feyz.

An alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal).

Signifies "honorary" in Arabic.

Has the meaning "falcon" in the German language.

A diminutive of Ștefan.

An alternate transcription of Arabic فرج (see Faraj). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Signifies "comfort, relief" in Arabic.

Signifies "consolation" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic فرج (faraj).

A variant of Faramund.

Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and munt "protection". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century king of the Franks.

An alternate transcription of Arabic فريد or Urdu فرید (see Farid).

An alternate transcription of Arabic فارس (see Faris).

From Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (Frahat) meaning "gained, earned". This was the name of several rulers of the Parthian Empire. Their names are often spelled Phraat...

Means "happy, cheerful" in Arabic, derived from fariḥa meaning "to be happy".

Uzbek and Tajik form of Farhad.

Means "unique, precious" in Arabic, from farada meaning "to be unique, to be alone". A notable bearer was a 13th-century Persian poet.

An alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

The Tajik form of Fereydoun.

Signifies "horseman, knight" in Arabic.

The Tatar and Bashkir form of Farid.

A Russified form of Farhod.

Derived from a place name that signified "fern clearing" in Old English, this surname became associated with individuals who hailed from or lived...

Originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element fara meaning "journey" (Proto-Germanic *farō). This was borne by a 7th-century...

Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and walt "power, authority". This name was borne by the first Duke of Spoleto, a 6th-century...