FravartišmOld Persian Means "protective spirit, guardian angel" in Old Persian, possibly derived from fravarti meaning "chosen", or from Avestan frauuar meaning "to protect".
Frém & fDutch, Portuguese Portuguese diminutive of Frederico as well as a Dutch variant spelling of Free. It is also used as a short form of Frédéric and Frédérique in both the Netherlands and Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium).
FreanafRomansh Romansh name of unknown meaning traditionally found in central Grisons. One theory links this name to Verena.
FreawarufAnglo-Saxon Mythology Possibly derived from Old English frēa, a poetic word meaning "lord, king" (from the Germanic root *fraujô), combined with Old English waru meaning "shelter, protection, care"... [more]
FredafJewish The Jewish form of Frida 1 and names alike, therefore exemplifying the Germanic element frid
FredafGerman Freda is of German origin that means “peaceful.” The feminine version of Fred and a short form of Winifred, this name has been around for a long time. Freda currently rests at an all-time low since its first appearance in the charts way back in 1880, but aligns beautifully with today's trend of old-time names.... [more]
FredagmSwedish (Modern, Rare) Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse frjádagr meaning "day of Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).
FreddyefEnglish Feminine spelling of Freddy. A notable bearer is Freddye Stover, a jazz musician.
FredemDanish Younger form of Frethi. A famous bearer is Frederik 'Frede' Engelhart Bojsen (22 August 1841 – 4 December 1926), Danish politician and professor.
FredebalmGermanic Fredebal was a king of the Vandals during the 5th century. King of the Siling Vandals, he was taken prisoner without any conflict in Baetica (416) by a trick of Wallia, king of the Visigoths, in the imperial service... [more]
FredegarmGermanic, History Variant of Fridegar. Fredegar was a 7th-century Burgundian writer who had started "The Chronicle of Fredegar."
FredegismMedieval German Derived from Old English friþ, Old High German fridu and Old Saxon frithu "peace" and Proto-Germanic *gaisa and *gaiza "arrow".
FredegundfGermanic, English, History English form of Fridegund. Fredegund was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, a 6th-century Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
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.
FredoniafEnglish (American, Rare) Apparently from the English word freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [more]
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]
FreelovefEnglish (American, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?) Likely one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century, referring to God's free love for his believers. It also coincides with an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Friðulaf meaning "peace-survivor" (see Freelove).
FreemafPersian Freema comes from the Persian word "raha" meaning free.
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.
FreydísfOld Norse, Icelandic The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya. The second element is derived from Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess."
FreyleiffLiterature Derived from Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" but can also refer to the goddess Freya, combined with Old Norse leif meaning "inheritance, legacy"... [more]
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.
FridebrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
FrideburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German fridu "peace." 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."
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."
FridegundfGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German gund "war."
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."
FriderikifGreek (Rare) Greek form of Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).
FriderikosmGermanic (Hellenized), Greek (Rare) Hellenized form of Frideric (possibly via its latinized form Fridericus). It also occurs as a hellenization of the younger name Friedrich, though in this day and age, that name is now usually hellenized to Φρίντριχ (literally Frintrich, but correctly transcribed as Fridrich, as -ντ- is a digraph in Greek).
FriderunfGermanic Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic rûna "secret."
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."