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Fatimeja f HistoryAlbanian form of
Fatimah used in reference to Fatimah al-Zahra, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah.
Fatjeta f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and
jetë "life".
Fatlind m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
fat "luck; serendipity; destiny" and
lind "to be born; to give birth; to bring forth".
Fatlum m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
fat "fate, destiny; luck, fortune; good luck, success" and
lum "lucky, blessed".
Fatmawati f IndonesianCombination of the name
Fatma and the feminine suffix
-wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who only had one name, was a wife of Indonesian president
Sukarno and the inaugural first lady of Indonesia.
Fattah m ArabicMeans "opener, victory giver" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الفتح (
al-Fattah) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Faulkner m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Faulkner. A famous bearer of the surname was William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet.
Faustianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Faustus. A bearer of this name was Lucius Mummius Faustianus, a Roman consul from the 3rd century AD.
Faustinianus m Late RomanRoman 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.
Faustitas f Roman MythologyPossibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
Fauve f French (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)"... [
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Fauviel m & f Arthurian CycleGawaine’s horse in Les Merveilles de Rigomer, from the French word fauve, meaning “beast”.
Gawaine lost the horse when he was robbed and imprisoned at the castle Fors Graviers, but recovered it when he slew Lord
Bauduins of Wanglent, who had somehow come into possession of it... [
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Favel m Arthurian CycleA Saxon warrior slain by Gareth in a skirmish near Camelot, during the Saxon invasion of Britain.
Favian m Ancient RomanThis name is of Latin origin. The direct meaning is unclear but some potential meanings are: "understanding" , "brave man" as well as "man of wisdom." ... [
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Favida f Arthurian CycleThe name of a lady saved from two giants by Erec in the Norse Erex Saga. She appears in Chrétien’s Erec.
Favonius m Ancient Roman, Roman MythologyRoman 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"... [
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Favorinus m Ancient RomanRoman 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.
Fawila f Medieval PolishPolish form of the Latin
Favilla, borne by an early Christian martyr. The name is recorded in use in Poland in 1306.
Fawnie f RomaniDerived from the Romani word
fawnie "ring; finger ring".
Fawwaz m Arabic, MalayMeans "winner, victorious" in Arabic, from the root فاز
(fāza) meaning "to win, to triumph".
Faxai f LaoMeaning unkown. The names was submitted by Laos to the typhoon committee.
Faxi m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
faxi "horse" or deriving from Old Norse
fax "mane".
Fəxrəndə f AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani 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".
Faxrinoz f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Faxrinur f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
Faxrioy f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
faxr meaning "pride" or
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and
oy meaning "moon".
Faxriya f UzbekDerived from a genre of celebratory poetry expressing pride, ultimately from the Uzbek
faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour".
Fayette m & f English (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.
Fayha f ArabicDerived from the Arabic word "fayḥ," meaning "fragrant" or "sweet-smelling."
Fayiq m ArabicDerived from Arabic فائِق
(fa'iq) or
(fayiq) meaning "excellent, superior".
Fayna f Guanche, 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... [
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Fayyaz m Arabic, UrduMeans "abundant, bountiful, overflowing, generous" in Arabic.
Fayzet f CircassianDerived from Arabic فَائِز
(fāʾiz) meaning "successful, victorious".
Fayzichevar f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and
chevar meaning "master seamstress, expert".
Fayzigul f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fayz meaning "charm, appeal, warmth" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Fazla f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
fazl meaning "virtue, grace".
Fazladin m MuslimFrom Arabic فَضْل الدين (fadhl ud-din) meaning "Excellence of Faith".
Fazu f Avar (Rare)Possibly a form of
Faiza. A known bearer was Fazu Alieva (1932-2016), a Soviet poet of Dagestani Avar origin.
Fëanor m LiteratureMeans "spirit of fire". In The Silmarillion, Fëanor was the mightiest of the Noldor and the creater of the legendary Silmarils.
Fear m & f English (Puritan)Referring to reverance toward God. A notable bearer was Fear Brewster (1606-1634), who was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.
Fearfeasa m Irish (Archaic)Means "man of knowledge", derived from the Gaelic elements
fear "man" and
fios "knowledge" (genitive
feasa).
Feargna f & m Old IrishPossibly 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".
Fearn f EnglishVariant spelling of
Fern, coinciding with the Old English word
fearn from which the name of the plant is derived.
Febi f & m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in February.
Febri m & f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in February.
Febrian m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in February.
Febriana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.
Febriani f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.
Febrianti f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.
Febrianto m IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in February.
Febris f Roman MythologyFebris 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.