Names beginning with F
Every name in Namewise's catalogue whose recorded spelling begins with F, listed alphabetically. Names are grouped by the spelling a registrar published, so a name spelled differently in another country appears under that spelling's own letter.
396 names beginning with "F"
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Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'.
The feminine form of Fionn. Popularized by Scottish poet James Macpherson in his 1761 poem Fingal, where it was spelled 'Fióna'.
Traditionally interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'beloved', from Old Norse fridr.
Traditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn.
Traditionally interpreted as 'white' or 'fair', extending in Old Irish usage to 'bright' and figuratively 'true, just'. Strongly associated with the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
Traditionally interpreted as 'lover of horses' or 'horse-friend'.
Traditionally associated with the ideas of 'lucky' or 'fortunate, successful', reflecting its use as a favourable Roman cognomen.
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