FathullahmArabic The first element of this name is derived from the Arabic noun فتح (fath), which can mean "opening" as well as "conquest, victory" and "help, support". The second element is derived from the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).
FatmawatifIndonesian Combination of Fatma and the feminine suffix -wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who did not have a surname, was the first Indonesian First Lady.
FaulknermEnglish Transferred use of the surname Faulkner. A famous bearer of the surname was William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet.
FaustianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Faustus. A bearer of this name was Lucius Mummius Faustianus, a Roman consul from the 3rd century AD.
FaustinianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Faustinus. A bearer of this name was Lucius Iulius Faustinianus, a Roman legate in Moesia who lived during the reign of Septimius Severus.
FaustitasfRoman Mythology Possibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
FauvefFrench (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare) Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
FaviafGreek Modern Greek spelling of Phabia, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabia.
FavianmAncient Roman This name is of Latin origin. The direct meaning is unclear but some potential meanings are: "understanding" , "brave man" as well as "man of wisdom." ... [more]
FavoniusmAncient Roman, Roman Mythology Roman family name of disputed origin. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is from Latin favere "to favor"; Ernest Klein says, by dissimilation from *fovonius, literally "the warming wind", from fovere "to warm"... [more]
FavorinusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen from Latin favor "goodwill, inclination, partiality", derived from faveo "to favor", with an adjective-forming suffix. Favorinus (80–160) was a Roman sophist and skeptic philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian and the Second Sophistic.
FəxrəndəfAzerbaijani Azerbaijani form of Farkhondeh, with the consonants switched either through metathesis, or through association with Azerbaijani fəxr meaning "pride", ultimately from Arabic فخر (fakhr) meaning "pride, honour".
FaxrinozfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
FaxrinurfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
FaxrioyfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and oy meaning "moon".
FaxriyafUzbek Derived from a genre of celebratory poetry expressing pride, ultimately from the Uzbek faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour".
FayettafAmerican (South) American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.
Fayettem & fEnglish (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
FaynafGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Guanche *fāh-inaɣ meaning "our light". According to Juan de Abréu Galindo's Historia de la conquista de las siete islas Canarias (published 1632), this was the name of the wife of Zonzamas, a Guanche king on the island of Lanzarote... [more]
Fearm & fEnglish (Puritan) Referring to reverance toward God. A notable bearer was Fear Brewster (1606-1634), who was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.
Feargnaf & mOld Irish Possibly means "man of knowledge", "man of renown", or "quality man", from Old Irish fer "man" combined with either gnè "kind, sort; disposition, quality" or gnin "to know, to recognise".
FebrisfRoman Mythology Febris is the Roman goddess of fevers, who embodied, but also protected people from fever and malaria. Because of this, Febris was a feared goddess whom people wanted the favor of. Among her characteristic attributes are "shrewdness" and "honesty", according to Seneca the Younger's Apocolocyntosis.
FecunditasfRoman Mythology Means "fruitfulness, fertility" in Latin. In Roman mythology, Fecunditas was the goddess of fertility, often portrayed as a matron.