FasoltmGermanic Mythology, Theatre In Richard Wagner's opera cycle "The Ring", Fasolt is the brother of Fáfnir (here called Fafner) and is killed by him in an argument.
FastidamGothic Fastida was a king of the Gepidae of the 3rd century. His battle against the Visigoths resulted in defeat and was chronicled in Getica by Jordanes. He is the first Gepidic king whose name survives.
FastlaugmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements fastr "firmly, fast" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
FastmarmGermanic Derived from Old High German fasti "firm" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
FastmundmGermanic Means "firm protection", derived from Old High German fasti "firm" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
FatangamBontoc Meaning unknown. The name was used in Bontoc Mythology, the name of the father of Kayapon, the Bontoc girl who married Lumawig, the supreme deity.
Fatem & fEnglish, English (American), English (African) Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.
FathadhmIrish Derived from the word fothadh "base, foundation".
FathallahmArabic Variant transcription of Fathullah. Known bearers of this name include the Syrian politician Fathallah Saqqal (1898-1970) and the Moroccan politician Fathallah Oualalou (b... [more]
FathullahmArabic The first element of this name is derived from the Arabic noun فتح (fath), which can mean "opening" as well as "conquest, victory" and "help, support". The second element is derived from the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).
FatmawatifIndonesian Combination 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.
FaulknermEnglish Transferred use of the surname Faulkner. A famous bearer of the surname was William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet.
FaustianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Faustus. A bearer of this name was Lucius Mummius Faustianus, a Roman consul from the 3rd century AD.
FaustinianusmLate Roman Roman 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.
FaustitasfRoman Mythology Possibly means "good luck" in Latin. In Roman mythology, the goddess Faustitas had the responsibility of protecting the herd.
FauvefFrench (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)"... [more]
Fauvielm & fArthurian Cycle Gawaine’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... [more]
FaviafGreek Modern Greek spelling of Phabia, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabia.
FavianmAncient Roman This name is of Latin origin. The direct meaning is unclear but some potential meanings are: "understanding" , "brave man" as well as "man of wisdom." ... [more]
FavoniusmAncient Roman, Roman Mythology Roman 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"... [more]
FavorinusmAncient Roman Roman 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.
FəxrəndəfAzerbaijani Azerbaijani 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".
FaxrinozfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
FaxrinurfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".
FaxrioyfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek faxr meaning "pride" or faxriy meaning "honourary, of honour", and oy meaning "moon".
FayettafAmerican (South) American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.
Fayettem & fEnglish (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.
FaynafGuanche, 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... [more]