All Submitted Names

Fanantenanirainy m & f Malagasy
Means "hope of his/her father" in Malagasy.

Fanas m Indian

Fanbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 碧 (bì) meaning "blue, green".

Fañch m Breton
Both a diminutive of Frañsez and a "Bretonization" of François.

Fanche f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Form of Fainche. Saint Fanchea, sister of Saint Enda of Aran, is also known as Fanche.

Fanchea f Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Fainche. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who founded the convent at Rossory.

Fañchen f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Frañseza.

Fanchette f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Rare)
Diminutive of Françoise (compare Fanchon).

Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]

Fanchonette f French (Cajun, Archaic)
Diminutive of Fanchon in use in the 1700s.

Fändäs m Tatar
From Tatar фән (fan), meaning "art", from the Arabic word فن (fann) meaning "skill" and дәс (das) meaning "friend, companion"

Fandi m Indonesian
Diminutive of Affandi.

Fandie f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".

Fandila m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (European, Rare)
Unknown meaning. This is the name of a Mozarabic martyr born in Guadix (Spain) who died in Córdoba in the 9th century AD.

Fandor m Caribbean (Rare)
Rare French-Caribbean name.

Fandral m Popular Culture
Fandral the Dashing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers.

Fandresena m & f Malagasy
Means "victory" in Malagasy.

Fandy m Indonesian
Variant of Fandi.

Fandyl m Polish (Archaic)

Faneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Fănel m Romanian
Diminutive of Ștefan.

Fanel m English
a kid in my class has this name like flannel

Fanelia f Louisiana Creole, French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Variant of French Fanélie.

Fanélie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.

Fanella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Fanendo m Nigerian
A known bearer of this name is Nigerian soccer player Fanendo Adi (1990-).

Faneta f Occitan (Rare)
Short form of Estefaneta.

Fanette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Romani
Diminutive of Fanny via the variant Fany.

Faneva m Malagasy
Means "symbol, flag" in Malagasy.

Fanfan f Chinese (Rare)
From chinese 返 (fǎn) meaning "to return, to go back" doubled. Other character is possible.

Fanfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 翡 (fěi) meaning "kingfisher, emerald, jade".

Fangan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fang and An 1.

Fangbai f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 白 (bái) meaning "white, bright, pure".

Fangbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Fangfang f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant", either duplicated or with 枋 (fāng) meaning "sandalwood".

Fangfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 斐 (fěi) meaning "graceful, elegant".

Fangge f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 鸽 (gē) meaning "pigeon, dove".

Fanghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square" or 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Fangji f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 吉 (jí) meaning "lucky, auspicious".

Fangjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 捷 (jié) meaning "victory, triumph".

Fangjing f Chinese
Means "direction of delicacy, direction of talent", from Chinese 方 (fāng) meaning "square, direction" and 婧 (jìng) meaning "delicate woman, talented woman".

Fanglang f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 琅 (láng) meaning "white carnelian; pure".

Fangli f & m Chinese

Fanglun f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Fangmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Fangmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout".

Fangmin f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven".

Fangming m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 方 (see Fang) and 明 (see Ming).... [more]

Fangning f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil"

Fangqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Fangqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".

Fangqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire; respectful".

Fangqing f Chinese
This name is made up 芳 (Fang) meaning "Beautiful, Virtuous, Fragrance" or 方 (Fang) meaning "Square, Direction, Way, Region, Locality, Involution, Power, At the time when, Just", plus 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, Distinct, Quiet, the Dynasty, Thoroughly, Completely", or 青 (Qing) meaning "Green, Blue, Young"... [more]

Fangqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade" or "rare, precious".

Fangren f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 仁 (rén) meaning "benevolence, kindness".

Fangrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "good omen".

Fangsheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing".

Fangshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Fangtan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 叹 (tàn) meaning "acclaim, admire, sigh".

Fangtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" or 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil".

Fangtong f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "vermilion red" or 同 (tóng) meaning "same, similar".

Fangu m Tongan
Means "scented oil" in Tongan.

Fanguani m Tongan
Means "awaken" in Tongan.

Fangupu m Tongan
Means "always talking" in Tongan.

Fangwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick, ornamental".

Fangxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Fangxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 昉 (fǎng) meaning "bright dawn, daybreak" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Fangxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliant, radiance".

Fangxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Fangyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant".

Fangye f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, firelight, flame".

Fangyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling", 薏 (yì) meaning "lotus seed", or 怡 (yí) meaning "harmony, joy".

Fangying f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 英 (yīng) meaning "petal, flower, leaf" or "hero".

Fangyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" and 永 (yǒng) meaning "long, eternal, forever".

Fangyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, friendly".

Fangyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, gems, virtue".

Fangyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman", 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, garden", 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source", or 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring".

Fangyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Fangzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant" and 竹 (zhú) meaning "bamboo" or "flute".

Fanh m & f Zhuang
Means "gem" in Zhuang.

Fanhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral; person of virtue".

Fanhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 欢 (huān) meaning "happy, joyous; joy".

Fanhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".

Fáni f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of both Franciska and Stefánia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Fani f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene phonetic spelling of Fanny.

Fani f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Estefanía.

Fani f Greek
Derived from the Ancient Greek word φανή (phane), both a noun meaning "torch" and an adjective meaning "bright, shining" (the feminine form of φανός (phanos)). In some cases it can be a short form of Stefania or Theofania.

Faní f Provençal
Provençal form of Fanny.

Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.

Fania f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fanie.

Fănica f Romanian
Diminutive of Ștefana.

Fănică m Romanian
Diminutive of Ștefan.

Fanie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Fany.

Fanie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Stephan and Stephanus.

Fanija f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Fanny.

Fanika f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive form of Franciska or Frančiška.

Fanilo m Malagasy
Means "torch" in Malagasy.

Fanilonay m Malagasy
Means "torch" or "ambassador" in Malagasy.

Faniry f Malagasy
Means "desirable" in Malagasy.

Fanis m Greek
Greek short form of Theofanis.

Fanisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Fanity f Romani (Archaic)

Fäniya f Tatar

Fanjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright, radiant".

Fanjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Fanjue f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 孓 (jué) meaning "beautiful".

Fankalazana m & f Malagasy
Means "celebration" in Malagasy.

Fanling f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Fanmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".

Fanmin f Chinese
From the Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever".

Fanming f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 暝 (míng) meaning "dark, obscure".

Fanna f English
Variant of Fana.

Fannasibilla f Obscure
In the case of Fannasibilla Temple, baptized 24 May 1602 in Sibbesdon, Leicestershire, England, this was a combination of Frances (via its diminutive Fanny) and Sibyl.

Fannberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Fannborg.

Fanndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Fanney f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow; snowdrift" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Fanngeir m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse fǫnn meaning "snowdrift" and geirr meaning "spear".

Fannia f Ancient Roman, History
Feminine form of Fannius. Fannia (fl. around 100 AD) was a woman of ancient Rome, notable as the granddaughter of Arria Major.

Fannlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Norse fǫnn "snowdrift" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Fannur m Bashkir, Tatar
The first element of this name is derived from either the Arabic noun فن (fann) meaning "art, skill" (compare Irfan) or the Persian noun فن (fann) meaning "science, knowledge, learning"... [more]

Fanny m American (Archaic)
18th-century diminutive of Nathaniel.

Fanný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

Fannye f English
Variant of Fanny.

Fano m Asturian (Rare)
Diminutive of Estéfano.

Fano m Malagasy
Means "sea turtle" in Malagasy.

Fanomaco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phanomachus.

Fanomezana f & m Malagasy
Means "gift, donation" in Malagasy.

Fanomezantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fanomezana meaning "gift" and soa meaning "good".

Fanos f Arabic
Arabic word for Lantern. Given to girls in Ethiopia referring to their big bright eyes.

Fanostrato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Phanostratus.

Fanoula f Greek
Diminutive of Fani.

Fanouria f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Fanourios, which is the modern Greek form of Phanourios.

Fanourios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phanourios.

Fanouris m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Fanourios. A known bearer of this name is the Greek soccer player Fanouris Goundoulakis (b. 1983).

Fanqi f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 繁 (see Fan) and 棋 (see Qi).... [more]

Fanqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Fant f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Frañseza.

Fänta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish (dialect) fänta meaning "little girl".

Fanta f Manding, Eastern African
Mande form of Fatima.

Fantasha f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Fijian (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia, influenced by Tasha.

Fantasia f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word for "fantasy, imagination", ultimately deriving from Greek φαντασία (phantasia). A known bearer is the American R&B singer Fantasia Barrino (1984-).

Fantasy f American (Rare)
Directly taken from the Engish word fantasy, which was ultimately derived from Old French fantasie (“fantasy”), from Latin phantasia (“imagination”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “apparition”)... [more]

Fantayshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Fantasia.

Fante m Medieval Italian
Short form of Belfante, Bonfante and other given names that end in -fante.... [more]

Fantesca f Italian, Theatre
From Italian fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.

Fantig f Breton

Fantin m French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
French and Russian form of Fantinus.

Fantina f Italian (Rare), Sicilian
Feminine form of Fantino.

Fantino m Medieval Italian, Sicilian
Diminutive of Fante, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Fantinus m History (Ecclesiastical)
This was the name of two saints, namely Fantinus the Elder (294-336) and Fantinus the Younger (c. 927-1000). Both hailed from the deep south of what is now Italy: Fantinus the Elder was born either on the island of Sicily or in the mainland region of Calabria (sources disagree), whilst Fantinus the Younger is certain to have been born somewhere in Calabria.... [more]

Fantomah f Popular Culture
Fantomah is the name of the first female character to appear in print as a superhero, the "Mystery Woman of the Jungle", created by Barclay Flagg (a pseudonym of Fletcher Hanks, USA) for Jungle Comics #2, published by Fiction House (USA) in February 1940.

Fantuzza f Sicilian
Variant of Fantina.

Fanuël m Dutch
Dutch main form of Phanuel.

Fänünä f Bashkir

Fanur m Bashkir, Tatar (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Fannur.

Fanurie m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

Fanúrio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

Fanurio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

Fanuriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Phanourios via its latinized form Phanurius.

Fanus m Afrikaans
Short form of Stefanus.

Fanuza f Uzbek, Bashkir, Tatar, Dagestani
Possibly from Arabic فَانُوس (fānūs) meaning "lantern", which ultimately comes from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós) "torch".

Fanw f Welsh
Diminutive form of Myfanwy.

Fanwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Fanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Fanxiang f & m Chinese

Fanxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 凡 (fán) meaning "all, any, every" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Fany f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Fanny.

Fanya m Russian
Diminutive of Agafangel..

Fanya f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

Fanya f Chinese
From Chinese 范 (fàn) meaning "bee" and 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined", or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Fanyana m Zulu
From Zulu umfanyana, abafanyana meaning "little boy".

Fanying f & m Chinese
Combination of 凡 (see Fan) and 影 (see Ying).... [more]

Fanyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complex" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Faoileán m & f Irish (Modern)
Means "seagull" in Irish.

Faoiltiarna ? Old Irish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Irish Gaelic faol "wolf" (compare Faolán) and tigerna meaning "lord" or "mistress"... [more]

Faoiltighearna f Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish faol "wolf" and tighearna "lady". This was the name of an Irish virgin saint whose feast-day was 17 March.

Faoiltigherna f Medieval Irish
Variant of Faoiltighearna.

Faon f & m Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Fen 1.

Faouzi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Faouzia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

Faqeer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فقير or Urdu فقیر (see Faqir).

Faqih m Indonesian
Variant of Fakih.

Faqir m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "ascetic, impoverished, needy" in Arabic, derived from the word فَقَرَ (faqara) meaning "to be poor".

Faquan m African American
An African American variant of the Vietnamese name, Quan meaning army.... [more]

Fara f Arabic, Galician (Rare)
Variant transcription of Farah.

Fara f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan)
Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element -fara-, for example Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.

Fara m Tahitian
Means "screwpine" (also called pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.

Fara f Germanic
This name is derived either from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel". It can be a short form of names like Faramund and Farahild.

Fara m & f Shona
Meaning "happy" or "joyous".

Farabert m Germanic, History
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright." Farabert was King of the Franks in the 2nd century AD.

Fərəc m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Faraj.

Faradïen m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who convinced Perceval’s cousin, Ysmaine, to sleep with him by promising to marry her.... [more]

Faragild f Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Faragis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or from Gothic faran "to travel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Farahilde f Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Farahild.

Fərahim m Azerbaijani
From Persian فراهم (faraham) meaning "gathered, collected".

Farahinano f Tahitian
From the Tahitian fara meaning "panadus" and hinano meaning "panadus blossom".

Farahnaz f Persian
From Arabic فرح (farah) meaning "joy, happiness" combined with Persian ناز (naz) meaning "comfort, delight".

Farahnoush f Afghan
Delightful

Faraïlda f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Pharaildis.

Faraja f & m Swahili
Means "consolation, comfort" in Swahili.

Farajollah m Persian
Persian form of Farajullah. A known bearer of this name was the Iranian film director Farajollah Salahshoor (1952-2016).

Farajullah m Arabic
Derived from the Arabic noun فرج (faraj) meaning "relief, release" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).

Farakh m Persian
Variant trancription of فرخ (See Farrokh)

Faram m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table related to Erec.... [more]

Faramade m Western African

Faramalalako m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and malalako meaning "beloved".

Faraman m Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with man "man."

Faramarz m Persian Mythology, Persian
Means "one who forgives" from Persian آمرزیدن (âmorzidan) meaning "to forgive". This is the name of a hero in the Persian epic Shahnameh.

Faramir m Literature
Meaning uncertain. Probably "sufficient jewel" from the Sindarin far meaning "sufficient, adequate" and mir meaning "jewel, precious thing." In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Faramir was the son of Denethor, brother of Boromir, and eventual husband of Eowyn.

Faramon m Arthurian Cycle
The name of a fictional character in Arthurian literature, a king of France or Gaul who is based on Faramund, a semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish king.

Faramondo m Italian
Italian form of Faramund.

Faramundo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Faramund.

Faramundus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Faramund.

Faran m & f Arabic, Pakistani

Farana f Muslim (Rare)

Faranah f Muslim (Rare)

Fəranək f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Faranak.

Faranak f Persian, Persian Mythology
Etymology uncertain; it may be a form of Parvaneh, parvanek which means "little butterfly" and refers to the Persian lynx or caracal, or may be derived from the Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag) meaning "guide, leader"... [more]

Farance m Romani (Archaic)

Farangis f Persian, Tajik, Persian Mythology
From Old Median vispafryā meaning "(she who is) dear to all"; the spelling was likely altered due to an early manuscript error, possibly with influence from Persian فرنگ (farang) meaning "European"... [more]

Farangiz f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Farangis.

Faranirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and nirina meaning "desired".

Faransis m Arabic
Arabic form of Francis.

Farao m Dutch
Means "Pharoah" in Dutch.

Farasha f Arabic
Means "butterfly" in Arabic.

Farasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy fara meaning "last" or "child, offspring" and soa meaning "good".

Farawald m Germanic
Derived from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Farayha f Pakistani (Rare)

Faraz m Persian, Urdu
Means "tall, high" in Persian.

Faraz m & f Arabic
Means strawberry

Fárbauti m Norse Mythology
Old Norse for "cruel or dangerous striker" or "lightening". In Norse mythology, Fárbauti was the ruler of the Jötunn (Norse: ice giants) and their domain, Jötunheimr. He was the consort of Laufey or Nal and father of the Norse god of primordial chaos and destruction, Loki... [more]

Farbert m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German fara meaning "a going, journey, trip" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Farberta f Medieval French
Feminine form of Farbert

Farbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements fara "to go", "to move", "to travel" and bjǫrn "bear".

Farbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Farbiǫrn.

Farbod m Old Persian, Persian
The name refers to an ancient Persian figure known to be the keeper or protector of the glory.

Farda m Azerbaijani

Farda f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek fard meaning "lone, solitary".

Fardau f West Frisian
Variant of Ferdau.

Fardawəs m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Firdous.

Fardel m English

Fardhe m Old Swedish
Short form of Farþegn.

Fardin m Persian

Fardinanth m Frankish
Reconstructed Frankish form of Ferdinand.

Fardis m Arabic (Arabized, Rare)
Paradise

Fərdiyə f Azerbaijani
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Arabic فَرْد (fard) meaning "individual".

Fardolf m Germanic
Variant of Fardulf.

Fardouse f Bengali (Rare)

Fardowsa f Somali
Somali form of Firdaus.

Fardulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element fardi "journey" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Fare m Greenlandic, Germanic
Greenlandic short form of Farîtarik and Ancient Germanic variant of Faro.

Fareeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Farida as well as the usual Urdu form.

Fareez m Malay
Malay variant of Fariz.

Farelie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)

Farelitte f Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Faren f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Farren and Farran.

Farenorth m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly derived from English fare north, the word fare meaning "to go, to travel" (as well as "a journey, a voyage"), and perhaps modelled on the English surname Farnworth... [more]

Farès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Faris chiefly used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Fares m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فارس (see Faris).

Fare-well m English (Puritan)
See also Live-well.

Farfalla f Theatre
Means "butterfly" in Italian. This is the name of the titular character of the ballet Le papillon (1860). Farfalla is a Circassian princess who is kidnapped by a fairy and enchanted in the form of a butterfly.

Fargo m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fargo.

Fargrim m Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name, from a hypothetical Old Norse name *Fargrímr which is derived from the present stem of the Old Norse verb fara "to go, to travel" and Old Norse gríma "mask, helm".

Farha f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Malay
Means "joy, delight" in Arabic, a variant of فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Farhaan m Arabic
Variant of Farhan.

Farhaaz m Bengali (Muslim)
Variant of Farhaz.

Farhah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فرحة (see Farha), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Farhanah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فرحانة (see Farhana), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Farhanatou f Western African
Form of Farhana used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Farhang m Persian
Means "culture, knowledge" in Persian.

Färhät m Tatar
Tatar form of Farhad.

Farhat m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.

Farhaz m Bengali (Muslim)
Means "upon, equitable" in Bengali.

Farheen f Arabic

Farheng m Old Persian, Mazanderani
Means "knowledge, education" in Mazanderani.

Farhia f Somali, Arabic
Fariha "happiness" From the Arabic word for happy

Farhiya f Swahili, Somali
Variant transcription of Fariha.

Farhod m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Farhad.

Fari m Old Norse, Greenlandic
Old Norse short form of names containing the name element fara meaning "to go", "to move", "to travel", as well as the Greenlandic younger form of Fare.

Faria f Arabic, Urdu
Means "Beautiful, kind and loving" in Arabic.

Faria f Persian, Urdu
Possibly means "blessed, magnificent".

Faria f Cornish
Cornish form of Maria

Fariarik m Greenlandic
Variant of Farîtarik.

Faribert m Germanic
Variant of Farabert.

Fariborz m Persian, Persian Mythology
Derived from Persian فر (far) meaning "splendour, dignity, honour" and برز (borz) meaning "stature, height". This is the name of a character in the epic the Shahnameh.

Färidä f Tatar
Tatar form of Farida.

Faridah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريدة (see Farida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Faride f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریده (see Farideh).

Faridi m & f Indian (Muslim)

Farie f Albanian

Faries m Arabic (Rare)
Dutchized form of Faris, as the spelling has been (slightly) adjusted to suit the Dutch language.

Farih m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "happy, joyful, glad" in Arabic.

Farihah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريحة (see Fariha), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Fərihan f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Fariha.

Farihana f Malaysian (Rare)

Fariitarik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Farîtarik.

Farijika f Swahili
Means “be relieved” in Swahili.

Farin m German (Modern)
Masculine form of Farina.... [more]

Farina f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Spanish (Latin American)
From the character Farina in the series Our Gang played by the male child actor Allen Hoskins. It was aired in Germany under the title Die kleinen Strolche.