FredmanmSwedish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Fredman. Its modern usage as a first name is probably inspired by Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century works Fredman's songs and Fredman's epistles.
Freedomm & fEnglish (Puritan), English (African) From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [more]
Freewillm & fMedieval English Meaning, "the power of acting without the constraint of necessity or fate; the ability to act at one's own discretion." Referring to the freewill provided to us by God.
FrejvidmFinland Swedish From the Old Norse name Freyviðr, derived from the elements freyr "lord" (or the god Freyr) and viðr "tree, wood". This name is found in Old Swedish as Frövidh.
FrekimNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse frekr "avaricious, greedy." In Norse mythology, Freki is the name of one of Odin's two wolves. Freki resembles Gluttony and he is always very hungry, just like Geri (the other wolf)... [more]
FrerinmLiterature The second son of Thrain II, younger brother of Thorin Oakenshield, and older brother of Dis from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". Little is known of him except that he perished at a young age when he joined in the Battle of Azanulbizar.
FreyþórmIcelandic (Rare) The first element Frey- in part means "lord" (it is derived from Primitive Scandinavian *fraujaR "lord") but also refers to the Norse god Freyr. The second element refers to the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
FridebadmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with badu "battle."
FridebaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
FridebernmGermanic Derived from the Old High German elements fridu meaning "peace" and beren "man, warrior". Although linguistic or scribal ambiguities mean that some forms of Fridebern and Fridebert have been confused for each other.
FridebodmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
FridebrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
FridegarmGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German fridu "peace." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
FridegernmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."
FridehardmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
FrideradmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
FridericmGermanic, Romansh Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" 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."
FridewaldmMedieval English Derived from Old English friþ "peace" and weald "power". This name was borne by a 6th-century king of Bernicia and a 7th-century sub-king of Surrey.
FridewardmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
FridewinmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
FriedjomGerman (Rare) Short Form of names containing the Name element frid "peace".
Friedlm & fGerman (Austrian) Austrian German and Bavarian German diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element frid meaning "peace", such as Friedrich (for men) and Friederike (for women)... [more]
FriedliebmGerman (Archaic) German form of the ancient Germanic name Friduleib, which consists of the Germanic elements frid meaning "peace" and leub meaning "dear, beloved" (see Gottlieb).... [more]
FriedwolfmGerman (Modern, Rare) Modern coinage from the name element Fried- "peace" with the name Wolf "wolf". The name is formed in the same way as the traditional name Friedolf.
FriendmEnglish (American, Rare) From the English word friend meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection".
FriezamPopular Culture Frieza is one of the main villains in the Dragon Ball manga series. His name comes from freezer, due to this cold-bloodedness. It also matches the trend of some of the characters having food-related names.
FrimannmNorwegian (Rare) From a Danish family name, itself taken from the by-name Frimand "noble man" or "free man" (compare Freeman). It could also be a form of the German name Friedemann.
FrithestanmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements friþ "peace, sanctuary" and stan "stone". This was the name of an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 909 until his resignation in 931.
FriðustanmAnglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Old English elements friþ "peace" and stan 1 "stone". This name was borne by the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 909 until his resignation in 931.
Frizam & fIndonesian Possibly a short form of Afrizal (masculine usage) and a variant of Fariza (feminine usage).
Fröm & fOld Swedish, Swedish (Rare) Old Swedish form of Freyr. It coincides with modern Swedish frö "seed, grain", which might explain it's modern unisex usage.
Frohmutf & mGerman (Rare) The name is formed from the German word froh "glad; happy, merry" and the name element MUT "courage; valour; boldness". The name element MUT can be used both for masculine names (like Hartmut) and feminine names (like Almut).
FroilánmSpanish, Galician Spanish derivative of Froila, a Visigothic name probably derived from Germanic *frau "lord" (Gothic frauja "lord"; compare Freyr) and the Gothic name suffix *ila... [more]
FromentalmFrench (Archaic) Derived from the French adjective fromental meaning "of wheat", which ultimately comes from the Latin adjective frumentalis meaning "of corn, of grain".... [more]
FrontasiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Meaning and origin uncertain. One source states that it is ultimately derived from the Latin noun frons meaning "forehead, brow" as well as "front", which would thus make the name etymologically related to the Latin names Fronto and Frontinus... [more]
FrontinianomItalian (Archaic) Italian form of Frontinianus. A known bearer of this name is Frontiniano of Alba Pompeia, a deacon, martyr and saint from the early 4th century AD.
FrontinianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Frontinus. A known bearer of this name was Decimus Fonteius Frontinianus Lucius Stertinius Rufus, a Roman who was the military governor of Numidia from 159 AD to 160 AD.... [more]
FrontinusmLate Roman From the Roman cognomen Frontinus, which essentially means "one with a small forehead", as it is composed of Latin fronto meaning "one with a large forehead" (see Fronto) combined with the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]
FrontomLate Roman From the Roman cognomen Fronto, which was derived from Latin fronto meaning "one with a large forehead". The latter is ultimately derived from the Latin noun frons meaning "forehead, brow" as well as "front".... [more]
FrotwinmGermanic Derived from Old High German frôd "prudent, cautious" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
FrowinmGerman (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology Derived from Old High German frot, fruot "wise" and wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.
Frøyf & mNorwegian Norwegian form of Freyr. Modern feminine usage may be interpreted as a short form of any name starting with frøy, like Frøya and Frøydis.