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Freja f Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Freya.

Freya f Norse Mythology, English (Modern), German
From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady". This is the name of a goddess associated with love, beauty, war and death in Norse mythology. She claims half of the heroes who are slain in battle and brings them to her realm of Fólkvangr. Along with her brother Freyr and father Njord, she is one of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir). Some scholars connect her with the goddess Frigg.... [more]

Freyde f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish פֿרייד (freid) meaning "joy".

Freyja f Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Freya.

Frida 1 f German, Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element fridu meaning "peace" (Proto-Germanic *friþuz). A famous bearer was the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Frida 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Derived from Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".

Frideswide f History (Ecclesiastical)
Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements friþ "peace" and swiþ "strong". Saint Frideswide was an 8th-century English princess who became a nun. She is credited with establishing Christ Church in Oxford.

Frieda f German, English
Variant of Frida 1.

Friede f German
Variant of Frida 1.

Friederike f German
German feminine form of Frederick.

Frig f Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Frigg. The day of the week Friday is named for her.

Frigg f Norse Mythology
Means "beloved", from Proto-Germanic *Frijjō, derived from the root *frijōną meaning "to love". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Odin and the mother of Balder. Some scholars believe that she and the goddess Freya share a common origin (though their names are not linguistically related).

Frija f Germanic Mythology
Old High German form of Frigg.

Frijjō f Germanic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Frigg, Frija and Frig.

Fríða f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse form of Frida 2.

Friðrika f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Frederica.

Friðuswiþ f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Frideswide.

Fritzi f German
German diminutive of Friederike.

Frona f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sophronia.

Frosina f Macedonian
Macedonian form of Euphrosyne.

Frøya f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Freya.

Fruma f Yiddish
From Yiddish פֿרום (frum) meaning "pious". This is the name of a character (appearing as a ghost) in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964).

Fruzsina f Hungarian
Diminutive of Eufrozina, the Hungarian form of Euphrosyne.

Fryderyka f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Frederick.

Fu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy", 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus, lotus" or 甫 (fǔ) meaning "begin, man, father", in addition to other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 8th-century Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, whose given name was 甫.

Fuensanta f Spanish
From Spanish fuente santa meaning "holy fountain, holy spring". This is a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta, meaning "Our Lady of the Holy Fountain". She is the patron saint of the city of Murcia in Spain.

Fuku m & f Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". This name can also be formed by other kanji or combinations of kanji.

Fulgora f Roman Mythology
From Latin fulgur meaning "lightning", derived from fulgeo "to flash, to shine". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess who presided over lightning, equivalent to the Greek goddess Astrape.

Fulvia f Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see Fulvio).

Fumi f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing", 史 (fumi) meaning "history", or other kanji or combinations of kanji that are read the same way. It is often written in hiragana or katakana.

Fumie f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Fumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Fumnanya f & m Igbo
Means "love me" in Igbo.

Funda f Turkish
Means "heather" in Turkish.

Fungai m & f Shona
From Shona funga meaning "think, judge".

Funke f Yoruba
Short form of Olufunke.

Funmilayo f Yoruba
Means "give me joy" in Yoruba, also a short form of Olufunmilayo or Oluwafunmilayo.

Furaha f Swahili
Means "joy, happiness" in Swahili, borrowed from Arabic فرح (fariḥa).

Furiosa f Popular Culture
Means "full of rage, furious" in Latin. This is the name of a warrior who turns against the evil Immortan Joe in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Füsun f Turkish
Means "charm, incantation" in Turkish, from Persian افسون (afsūn).

Fuyuko f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Fyokla f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thekla.