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Fountain m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [
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Fowoke f YorubaMeans "girl who is pampered with money" in Yoruba.
Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.
Foxx m English (Rare)Either transferred use of the surname
Foxx or a variant of
Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Foxxy f Popular CultureVariant of
Foxy. A notable fictional bearer is Foxxy Love from the animated series 'Drawn Together'.
Fozila f UzbekMeans "learned, erudite woman", "eminent woman" in Uzbek.
Fozzie m Popular CultureFozzie Bear is a Muppet character. Fozzie is an orange-brown, fozzie bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a red-and-white polka-dot necktie.
Fradubio m Arthurian CycleFradubio is a man turned into a tree by the sorceress Duessa. He warns the Redcrosse Knight about Duessa.
Fragus m Arthurian CycleFather of Guiron the Courteous. He was the son of Argons and the grandson of Febus of France.
Fraisende f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
frāgēn "to ask" and Old Saxon
swīth, ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*swinþaz "strong".
Framaric m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Frambald m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Frambert m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Framengilde f FrankishDerived from Proto-Germanic *
framaz meaning "forward, prominent" and Proto-Germanic *
geldą meaning "reward, gift, money". This name was recorded ca... [
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Framhard m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Framhild f GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Framund m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
framr "forwards" or
frami "fame" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Franak m BelarusianBelarusian name derived from the name Frank, though meaning not "a Frenchman" but "open-hearted and honest".
Francagel m Arthurian CycleOne of the twelve companions who accompanied Alexander from Greece to Britain, where Arthur knighted them all at the outset of Count Angrs’ rebellion, he seems to have been with Alexander’s party when it penetrated Windsor to capture Angrs.
Francysk m Belarusian (Archaic)Belarusian form of
Franciscus. Francysk Skaryna ( 1470-1552) was a Belarusian humanist, physician, translator and one of the first book printers in Eastern Europe, laying the groundwork for the development of the Belarusian language.
Fränk m LuxembourgishLuxembourgish form of
Frank. This name is borne by Luxembourgish road bicycle rider Fränk Schleck.
Frankbert m Medieval GermanDerived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements:
*frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element
beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.
Frankincense m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)Derived from Old French
franc encens meaning "high quality incense"; the word is primarily used to refer to an aromatic resin from trees of the genus
Boswellia, and is mentioned in the Christian Bible as one of the three gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men.... [
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Fransje m & f DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Frans) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Fransoos m Dutch (Archaic)Dutch form of
François. In Dutch,
fransoos (same etymology) also means "Frenchman". It's actually a mild ethnic slur, which is why the name Fransoos eventually fell out of use (sometime in the early 20th century).... [
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