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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for Girls:  F


Fae (see Faith, Fay)

Faith              Latin fides, "belief in God" or "trust."  The legendary St.
                   Sophia's martyred daughters were Faith, Hope, and Charity,
                   named for the three virtues.  It's not surprising that the
                   Puritans restored these names to favor during Oliver
                   Cromwell's reign in England.  In the Colonies, they were
                   also very popular Puritan names.
     Famous name:  Faith Baldwin (novelist)
 Other spellings:  Fayth, Faythe
      Variations:  Fae, Fay, Faye

Fallon             Contemporary name from the character Fallon Carrington on
                   the television series Dynasty.

Fan (see Fanny, Frances)

Fanchette (see Frances)

Fanchon (see Frances)

Fania (see Frances)

Fanni, Fannie (see Fanny)

Fanny              Form of Frances; also, a form of Anne.  This nickname for
                   the popular name Frances became an independent name in the
                   seventeenth century.  Through his poetry, John Keats
                   immortalized his love for Fanny Brawne.
     Famous name:  Fannie Flagg (comedienne and author)
 Other spellings:  Fanni, Fannie
        Nickname:  Fan

Fante (Ghana) "born on Friday."

Farra (see Farrah)

Farrah             Arabic "happiness" or "wild ass"; also, Middle English
                   "pleasant, fair"; may relate to pharaoh, "a ruler."  The
                   use of this name today probably stems from the popularity
                   of the actress Farrah Fawcett.
  Other spelling:  Farra
      Variations:  Farrand, Fayre

Farrand (see Farrah)

Fatima             Arabic "daughter of the prophet."
       Variation:  Fatma

Fatma (see Fatima)

Faunia (see Fawn)

Fawn               Latin "young deer."
      Variations:  Faunia, Fawna, Fawnia

Fawna (see Fawn)

Fawnia (see Fawn)

Fay, Faye          French fei, "fairy"; also, variations of Faith.
     Famous name:  Faye Dunaway (actress)
  Other spelling:  Fae
      Variations:  Fayette, Fayina

Fayette (see Fay)

Fayina (see Fay)

Fayola             Yoruba (Nigeria) "good fortune walks with honor."

Fayre (see Farrah)

Fayth (see Faith)

Faythe (see Faith)

Fedora (see Theodora)

Fee (see Felica)

Felica, Felicia    Feminine forms of Felix, Latin "happy."  The first
                   St. Felicity was a second-century martyr who endured many
                   tortures herself and was forced to watch her sons being
                   tortured and killed before she was slain.  The second St.
                   Felicity was one of the victims thrown to the wild animals
                   in the amphitheater.  Although a popular name in much of
                   Europe, this name has never been very popular in Great
                   Britain or the United States.
     Famous name:  Felicia Farr (actress)
      Variations:  Fee, Felice, Feliciana (Spanish), Felicidad (Spanish),
                   Felicita (Spanish), Felicitia, Felicity, Felis, Felise
                   (French), Felista, Felizia, Phelisiana, Phylicia, Phyllis

Felice (see Felica)

Feliciana (see Felica)

Felicidad (see Felica)

Felicita (see Felica)

Felicitia (see Felica)

Felicity (see Felica)

Felipa (see Philippa)

Felis (see Felica)

Felise (see Felica)

Felista (see Felica)

Felizia (see Felica)

Fenella (see Penelope)

Feodora (see Theodora)

Fern               Old English fearn, "fern."  Like many other "flower" names,
                   this one appears to have enjoyed its greatest popularity in
                   the late-nineteenth century.
  Other spelling:  Ferne

Fernanda           Feminine form of Ferdinand, German "daring adventurer."

Ferne (see Fern)

Fialka (see Violet)

Fifi (see Josephine)

Fifine (see Josephine)

Filide (see Phyllis)

Filippa (see Philippa)

Fiona              Form of Irish Fionnuala, possibly from Celtic finn,
                   "white."

Fiora (see Flora)

Fiorella (see Flora)

Fiorenza (see Flora)

Flannery           Irish "red hair" or "red eyebrows."
     Famous name:  Flannery O'Conner (writer)

Flavia             Latin "golden yellow."

Fleur              French "flower"; also, a variation of Flora.  This name has
                   been popular in France for some time, but its current
                   popularity in the United States stems from it being the
                   name of Irene's daughter in John Galsworthy's Forsyte
                   novels.

Fleurette (see Flora)

Flo (see Flora, Florence)

Flor (see Flora)

Flora              Latin floris, "flower."  Flora was the Roman goddess of
                   spring.
    Famous names:  Flora Lewis (columnist)
                   Flora Robson (actress)
       Nicknames:  Flo, Florrie, Florry
      Variations:  Fiora (Italian), Fiorella, Fiorenza (Italian), Fleur
                   (French), Fleurette, Flor (Spanish), Flore (French),
                   Florance, Florence, Florella, Florencia (Spanish),
                   Florencita (Spanish), Florenda, Florenetyna (Hungarian),
                   Florentia (German), Floret, Floretta, Florette, Floria,
                   Florida, Florina, Florinda, Florine, Floris, Flotentina,
                   Flower, Floyce, Forencia

Florance (see Flora)

Flore (see Flora)

Florella           Combination of Latin "flower" and the French diminutive
                   suffix -ella, "little flower"; also, a variation of Flora.

Florence           Variation of Flora.  This name is associated with
                   Florence Nightingale, an English nurse who helped the
                   wounded during the Crimean War.
       Nicknames:  Flo, Flori, Florrie, Florry, Floss, Flossie

Florencia (see Flora)

Florencita (see Flora)

Florenda (see Flora)

Florenetyna (see Flora)

Florentia (see Flora)

Floret (see Flora)

Floretta (see Flora)

Florette (see Flora)

Flori (see Florence)

Floria (see Flora)

Florida (see Flora)

Florina (see Flora)

Florinda (see Flora)

Florine (see Flora)

Floris (see Flora)

Florrie, Florry (see Flora, Florence)

Floss (see Florence)

Flossie (see Florence)

Flotentina (see Flora)

Flower (see Flora)

Floyce (see Flora)

Fonda              French fondre, "to melt"; or Latin "deep, intelligent,
                   proud."

Forencia (see Flora)

Fran               Form of Frances.
     Famous name:  Fran Lebowitz (writer)

Frances            Feminine form of Francis, Latin "a Frank."  This name
                   probably began in France with Francoise, and it has been
                   popular for a long time in many European countries.  In the
                   United States, the name is not as common today as it was
                   earlier in the century, but Francoise is increasingly
                   popular.
       Nicknames:  Fan, Fanny, Fran, Francie, Francy, Frankie, Franky,
                   Frannie, Franny
      Variations:  Cecca (Italian), Ceccarella (Italian), Cecina (Italian),
                   Fanchette (French), Fanchon (French), Fania, Francesa,
                   Francesca (Italian), Franci (Hungarian), Francina (Dutch),
                   Francine (French), Francisca (Spanish), Franciska (Polish),
                   Franciszka (Polish), Francoise (French), Francyne, Fransje
                   (Dutch), Frantaska, Franze (German), Franziska (German)

Francesa (see Frances)

Francina (see Frances)

Francine           Variation of Frances.

Francisca (see Frances)

Franciska (see Frances)

Franciszka (see Frances)

Francoise          French variation of Frances.

Francy (see Frances)

Francyne (see Frances)

Frankie, Franky (see Frances)

Frannie, Franny (see Frances)

Fransje (see Frances)

Frantaska (see Frances)

Franze (see Frances)

Franziska (see Frances)

Freda              Variation of Winifred; also, Old German "peace."
 Other spellings:  Freida, Frieda
      Variations:  Frida (Hungarian and Swedish), Fryda (Portuguese)

Freddie, Freddy (see Frederika, Winifred)

Frederica (see Frederika)

Frederika          Feminine form of Frederick, Old German "peaceful rule."
  Other spelling:  Frederica
       Nicknames:  Freddie, Freddy, Rica, Ricky

Freida, Frida, Frieda (see Freda)

Fryda (see Freda)