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Flemeth f Popular CultureFlemeth is the mysterious "Witch of the Wilds" from the Dragon Age series, making an appearance in every game.
Fleurdelys f French (Rare)From the name of the common heraldic charge in the shape of a lily, particularly associated with the French monarchy. It is derived from French
fleur de lis meaning "lily flower".
Fleurice f AmericanMiddle name of Simone Eden, American model. Might be a combination of Fleur and Clarice.
Flicka f English, Popular CultureDiminutive of
Felicity. This name was notably borne by the titular character (a horse) in the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara.
Flidais f Irish MythologyMeaning uncertain, allegedly "doe". Flidais was an Irish goddess of forests, hunting and wild animals, especially stags and deer - by which her chariot was drawn. She is the chief figure in the 'Táin Bó Flidhais', one of the lesser known cattle raid tales which makes her the wife of Ailill Finn and lover, later wife, of the hero Fergus mac Róich.
Flisa f Swedish (Rare), LiteratureTaken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic
Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [
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Flita f LiteratureFlita (The blossom and the fruit) is the title of a novel by the theosophic author Mabel Collins. The protagonist of the novel is a practioner of black magic.
Flokarta f FolkloreDerived from Albanian
flokartë meaning "golden haired",
Flokarta dhe Tre Arinjtë is the Albanian title of
Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Flonne f Popular CultureFlonne is the name of a main character of Disgaea, a series of tactical RPG games developed by Nippon Ichi.
Florabel f English (Rare), FilipinoVariant of
Florabelle, a combination of
Flora and
Belle. A well-known bearer was the American reporter, newspaper columnist and author Florabel Muir (1889-1970), who covered both Hollywood celebrities and underworld gangsters from the 1920s through the 1960s.
Flordespina f Carolingian Cycle, LiteratureThis name is borne by a character in Francisco de Barahona's
Flor de caballerías (1599). The name is thought to be derived from Spanish
flor de espina "thorn flower; hawthorn flower"... [
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Flordibel f Arthurian CycleHeroine of Der Pleier’s Tandareis and Flordibel. The daughter of the King of India, she was sent to Arthur’s court as a child to serve Guenevere.
Floreat f English (Rare, Archaic)Means "let (it) flourish, may (it) prosper, long live" in Latin. This is often used as a motto, or as part of a motto, which may help explain its use as a personal name; for example, a common scholastic motto is
floreat nostra schola meaning "may our school flourish"... [
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Florens m & f Ancient RomanLatin word meaning "blooming". This is a Cognomen foundd to be used by one woman and by eight men.
Florens f EnglishSpelling variation of
Florence. The main character in Toni Morrison's novella A Mercy is named Florens.
Florența f RomanianRomanian form of
Florentia (see
Florence). Note that
Florența is also the Romanian name for the Italian city of Florence.
Florentijn m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Florentinus (for men) and
Florentina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [
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Floresta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Floresta. It may also occasionally be given in reference to Dionísia Gonçalves Pinto (1810-1885), better known as Nísia Floresta Brasileira Augusta or simply Nísia Floresta, a Brazilian educator, translator, writer, poet, philosopher, and feminist.
Florijn m & f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Florinus (for men) and
Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [
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Florimel f Literature, TheatreCombination of Latin
flos meaning "flower" (genitive
floris) and
mel "honey". This name was first used by Edmund Spenser in his poem
The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form
Florimell)... [
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Florimell f LiteratureForm of
Florimel used by Edmund Spenser in his poem
The Faerie Queene (1590-1596), in which she was a lady in love with the knight Marinell, who initially rejected her... [
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Florisdelfa f Arthurian CycleIt's origins are unknown but presumably a coinage from of the Latin
flos "flower" and the Greek
adelphe "sister".... [
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Florynce f EnglishVariant form of
Florence. A well-known bearer of this name was the American civil rights advocate and feminist Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000).
Flourdelis f Arthurian CycleFlourdelis is Burbon's lover. She represents the disloyal citizens of France in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall rebukes her for letting Grantorto tempt her.
Floure f RomaniA bona fide cognate of
Flora, this name is derived from the Romani adjective
floure "flowery".
Fluonia f Roman MythologyDerives from
fluo,
fluere, "to flow," is a form of
Juno who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy... [
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Flurdamurs f Arthurian CyclePerceval’s paternal aunt; daughter of Gandin of Anjou and Schoette; and sister of Galoes, Gahmuret, and Limmire.... [
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Fluri f Medieval EnglishPossibly a variant to Fleur. This name was used in European area during the Middle Ages and Renaissance eras.
Flurry f EnglishDerived from the English word “flurry”, which is used to describe a light and gentle snowfall.
Főbe f HungarianEtymology uncertain. It may be a form of
Phoebe influenced by the Hungarian
fő meaning "main, principle".
Fofi f GreekDiminutive of
Fotini. This was borne by Greek politician Fotini 'Fofi' Gennimata (1964-2021).
Foix f & m CatalanFrom the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu de Foix, meaning "Mother of God of Foix," the name of a church located on a cliff near the headwaters of the river Foix in the Alt Penedès municipality of Torrelles de Foix, hence the heavy concentration of its usage in the comarca of Alt Penedès.
Folcburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
folc "people." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Folcgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
folc "people." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Foldace f Arthurian CycleShe was the daughter of Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, who gives her as wife to Patrices (Patrick), the brother of Avenable.
Foldheiðr f Old NorseCombination of
fold 'earth, plain' and
heiðr 'bright, clear, cloudless'.
Folkví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
folk "people" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Foniya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
foniy meaning "transitory, passing".
Fönn f Icelandic, Norse MythologyMeans "snowdrift" in Old Norse. It occurs in Norse legend belonging to a daughter of king Snær ("snow"), sister of Drífa ("driven snow" or "snowfall"), Mjöll ("powdery (fresh) snow") and Þorri ("frozen snow").
Formosa f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Latin
formosa, the feminine form of the adjective
formosus, "beautiful, handsome; aesthetic, well-formed".