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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
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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)