Unique & Vintage Girl Names That Start With F & Meanings

Faith is one of the most popular girl names that start with F. I have added another 175 cute and popular baby girl names that start with the letter F. I have also included their meanings.

List Of 175 Unique & Vintage Girl Names That Start With F And Their Meanings:

Feba

Greek Feba means “bright” while in Arabic is ”illumination.”

Fah

Sky, in Thai.

Furat

Euphrates, or ”sweet water.”

Fradel

From Yiddish freyd, joy.

Fuuka

Wind flower, fragrant wind, maple blossom or snow drifting from a clear sky.

Folami

Respect me.

Feodosia

”Giving to God.” Feodosia is also a port city in Crimea.

Faraja

Consolation.

Fleurette

From the French language, Fleurette is symbolizing a ”small flower.”

Fariba

In Persian Fariba means ”attractive” or ”alluring.” I really like this one due to its meaning. Iranian author Fariba Vafi is a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association.

Freweini

My fruit, in Tigrinya.

Filiz

”Young shoot.”

Fantasia

Fantasia (”imagination”) Barrino won American Idol in its third season.

Fahari

”Splendor.”

Fina

Fina is short for Serafina, ”fiery.” Violets bloomed on Saint Fina’s bed when she passed away.

Fanta

Born on a beautiful day.

Fand

”Tear” or pearl of beauty.

Füsun

”Charm,” and a girl in Orhan Pamuk’s The Museum of Innocence.

Farnaz

Glory and grace.

Fleur

In French, it is translated to ”flower.” Indian model Fleur Ezekiel represented India at Miss World 1959.

Febriani

Born in February.

Fevronia

”Pure.” Saint Fevronia of Murom is a Russian patron of marriage.

Fujiko

”Wisteria child.”

Faiza

”Winner.”

Fumiko

Japanese Fumiko means “child of treasured beauty” or “child of literature.”

Fayha

”Fragrant,” as well as a nickname of Tripoli in Lebanon.

Fungai

Fungai is Shona for ”think”.

Farai

”Rejoice!”

Fenja

Fen dweller, and a giantess who grinds gold on a magic mill.

Fon

Rain, in Thai.

Filis

Leafy branch. In Greek myth, Phyllis develops into an almond tree.

Fakhira

”Proud.”

Fairouz

”Turquoise.” Arabic Fairouz is especially popular in Iran.

Flannery

“Descendant of Flannghal.”

Frumah

Frumah is with Yiddish roots, and means ”devout” or ” pious.” Yiddish is the language of the Ashkenazim, and it is written in the Hebrew alphabet.

Foluke

Placed in God’s care.

Flaka

”Flame”, in Albanian.

Fawzia

Princess Fawzia (”triumph”) of Egypt was Queen of Iran.

Fidan

Sapling.

Fitri

Pure, holy, natural, or born at Eid al-Fitr.

Fizza

Silver.

Fianna

”Warriors,” after the band that fought with Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Fahima

Understanding, or ”intelligent.”

Fiyinfoluwa

”Glory to God.”

Freesia

”Freese’s flower,” after German doctor Friedrich Freese.

Fosca

Dark.

Fantine

Fantine (”childlike”) is Cosette’s mother in Les Misérables.

Fasika

”Easter,” in Amharic.

Floella

Floella comes from the Latin ‘flos’, ‘flower.’

Farida

”Precious pearl and is from the Arabic root f-r-d. Queen Farida of Egypt was born Safinaz and married King Farouk.

Fundiswa

”Educated.”

Ferda

”Tomorrow.”

Faoiltiarna

Faoiltiarna is pronounced as FWEEL-teer-na and combines faol, wolf, and tiarna, lord.

Fastrada

”Firm counsel,” and a wife of Charlemagne.

Ffion

Ffion is the Welsh word for the foxglove and is pronounced as FEE-on. Welsh uses the double ff due to the fact that a single f in Welsh sounds like an English v.

Filofteia

”Friend of God.” Her relics rest in Curtea de Argeș.

Fatbardha

White luck.

Fumnanya

”Love me.”

Fulgora

”Lightning,” and a Roman goddess of it.

Filippa

”Lover of horses.” Filippa has Greek origins and is a cognate of the English Philippa.

Felicity

”Happiness.” It is rooted in the Latin word ”felicitas.” Felicitas of Rome is a Christian martyr.

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Fiamma

”Fire” or ”flame.”

Fabrizia

Fabrizia comes from the Latin faber that means a craftsman or maker. The same root is inside the English word “fabricate.”

Firdaus

”Paradise” or “garden of Eden.”

Fajr

Fajr is the Arabic word for dawn.

Frida

Frida is from the Germanic element ”fried”, “peace.” Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who started painting whilst in hospital.

Falak

”The sky.”

Fauna

Fauna was the Roman goddess of the countryside as well as the female twin of the woodland god Faunus.

Fig

From Latin ficus, a fig tree.

Farkhondeh

”Fortunate” or blessed.

Fuensanta

”Holy fountain.” Fuensanta is a patron of Murcia.

Finch

Songbird.

Folasade

“Honour confers a crown” in Yoruba. It is pronounced as foh-lah-SHAH-day. Singer Sade was born Helen Folasade Adu.

Fionnuala

“White shoulder.”

Francine

Francine has French origin and is meaning ”free one.”

Freya

Freya is the Norse goddess of love and war and the name means “lady.” She has a hall called Fólkvangr where 50 percent of everyone slain in battle went to stay. Odin took the other 50%.

Faye

Faye is from the old word fae, the root of “fairy.” It is also a short form of Faith.

Flavia

”Golden” or ”fair-haired.”Flavia comes from Roman Flavius and the Latin word flavus. Tennis player Flavia Pennetta is the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Fjóla

Fjóla means violet in Icelandic.

Fenna

Fenna has roots in the Frisian word fridu, “peace.” Fen is a diminutive that I like.

Feodora

”Gift of God.” Feodora is popular in Russia and Germany and is a variation of the Greek Theodora. Nicknames include Dora and Fedora.

Faina

Faina comes from the Greek Phaenna, “shining” or “radiant.”

Funmilayo

“Give me joy.” Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was also the first woman to drive a car in Abeokuta.

Fereshteh

Fereshteh is the Persian word for angel, traced back to an old root for a messenger (feh-RESH-teh). It ranks among the most common girls’ names in the Persian-speaking world.

Fruzsina

It is a Hungarian form of Euphrosyne, ”mirth.”

Fang

”Fragrant.”

Fanouria

”She who reveals.” Greeks pray to Saint Fanourios when something is lost.

Faten

Faten (”captivating”) Hamama was called Lady of the Arab Screen.

Federica

Federica is the Italian form of Frederick and is made from Germanic elements for “peace” and “ruler.” Swimmer Federica Pellegrini reached 5 Olympic finals in a row in the 200m freestyle.

Fakiha

”Fruit” or cheerful.

Feather

A plume. Fevvers, Angela Carter’s circus star, is a cockney spin on it.

Falguni

From Phalguna, and a month in Hindu calendar.

Faiqa

”Excellent.”

Fallon

Fallon was initially an Irish surname, Ó Fallamháin (”a ruler’s heir”).

Feven

Feven (”radiant” or ”light”) is from Ethiopia and Eritrea and is used by Amharic and Tigrinya speakers.

Flaminia

From flamen, a Roman priest.

Foram

Fragrance.

Fiadh

Fiadh comes from an old Irish word for wild as well as for a deer (say it FEE-ah). It only appeared on Ireland’s birth register in 2002.

Farah

Farah is common across the Muslim world and means ”delight” or ”joy.” American actress Farah Fath played in the soap opera One Life to Live. Save

Farzana

”Intelligent” or ”wise.”

Fabiola

Fabiola is the Spanish feminine form of Fabian that comes from the Latin word faba (“broad bean”).

Fikile

”She has arrived.”

Fable

Story.

Fulla

In Norse myth Fulla is ”bountiful.” In Arabic, it is a word for jasmine.

Fadzai

”Make happy.”Fyokla

Fyokla (”glory of God”) is the matchmaker in Gogol’s play Marriage.

Fakhteh

It comes from fākhteh, Persian for a ring dove.

Felicia

“Happy.” It is derived from the Latin ”felix” and is also popular in Romania. Romanian rower Felicia Afrăsiloaie won a silver medal at the 1977 World Championship.

Faustina

Faustina comes from the Latin word ”faustus” (fortunate).

Fernanda

Fernanda is the feminine variant of the Germanic Ferdinand. It means ”bold journey” or ”adventurous.”

Flor

”Blossom” or ”flower.” Flor is derived from the Latin word ‘flos.’

Frideswide

”Strong peace,” and patron saint of Oxford.

Feng

Phoenix, wind, maple or mountain peak, depending on the character.

Fikayomi

”Add to my joy.”

Flutura

Butterfly, in Albanian.

Feray

From fer, light, and ay, moon.

Fidelia

Deriving from the Latin fidelis, Fidelia means ”faithful.” I recommend it for parents who are strong believers. American artist Fidelia Bridges exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts.

Fáinne

Fáinne (FAWN-yeh) is Irish for ”ring.” Fluent speakers wear a gold Fáinne pin.

Fatmira

Good fortune, in Albanian.

Fortunata

”Fortunate”, and a Madrid woman at the center of a Galdós novel.

Ferelith

”True sovereignty.”

Fiafia

Samoan for happy. I like one that repeats like a giggle.

Fawn

Young deer.

Florencia

”Flowering.” This is another Spanish one that starts with the letter f, and I really love.

Fasiha

”Eloquent.”

Fátima

It has roots in the Arabic root f-t-m and is symbolizing ”one who abstains.” Fatima bint Muhammad was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

Fenice

”Phoenix,” as well as an opera house in Venice.

Fuyuko

Winter child.

Fadila

”Virtuous” or generous.

Fermina

Fermina (”steadfast”) Daza is Florentino Ariza’s lover in Love in the Time of Cholera.

Funeka

”Wanted.”

Fennel

From Latin feniculum, ”little hay.”

Fotini

”Light”, and in Orthodox tradition, the Samaritan woman at the well.

Fayola

”Lucky,” or one who walks with good fortune.

Francisca

Francisca is the female variant of Francisco. It is derived from the Latin Franciscus. This is an epithet meaning “the Franks.” Spanish tennis player Francisca Subirana was in the Spanish squad for the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Filomena

“Friend of strength.” Filomena is rooted in Philomena. Spanish writer Filomena Dato was a fervent feminist.

Flicka

Swedish for ”girl,” as well as a mustang in Mary O’Hara’s My Friend Flicka.

Findabair

”Fair phantom” or white enchantress.

Feyza

Abundance.

Fulki

Spark, in Bengali.

Facunda

From facundus, Latin for well-spoken.

Florentia

While Florentia doesn’t appear in the Bible, I still think it is a good option for a Christian family to name their baby girl. It means “flourishing.”

Fern

Fern has Old English origins, and is somehow popular in the canine world. It refers to someone who lives among ferns.

Frankie

Frankie is a variant of Francesca whose meaning I have explained above.

Fukuko

”Lucky child.”

Forough

Forough (”radiance”) Farrokhzad is one of Iran’s most-read women poets.

Fedra

”Bright,” and Theseus’ wife in Greek tragedy.

Fataneh

Charming.

Fiona

Princess Fiona is a character in DreamWorks’ Shrek franchise, and is voiced by Cameron Diaz. Fiona comes from the Gaelic word fionn, ”white.”

Finley

”Fair hero” or “fair-haired.”

Flossie

“Flourishing.” Flossie has Latin origins.

Fezeka

”Fulfilled”.

Fulvia

Fulvia (”tawny”) was the first Roman woman outside myths and legends to appear on coins.

Firehiwot

Fruit of life, in Amharic.

Fuki

Butterbur, or ”riches and rank,” depending on the kanji.

Furaha

Joy, in Swahili.

Firmesk

”Tear,” in Kurdish.

Feige

Bird, or ”fig,” in Yiddish.

Ffraid

Ffraid (FRIDE) is the Welsh form of Brigid, ”exalted one.”

Fathia

Fathia (”conqueror”) Nkrumah was Ghana’s first lady.

Fetu

”Star.”

Fidelma

”Ever good.” Fidelma was an Irish nun who solved murders in Peter Tremayne’s novels.

Fahda

”Panther.”

Futaba

”Two leaves,” the first pair a seedling opens.

Fjörgyn

”Earth,” and Thor’s mother in Norse myth.

Feiyan

Zhao Feiyan (”flying swallow”) was a Han empress who was light enough to dance on a hand.

Fikirte

My love.

Frauke

”Little lady.”

Fanan

From Arabic fanan, a branch.

Fadwa

Fadwa (”self-sacrifice”) Tuqan is known as Poet of Palestine.

Fuchsia

From Fuchs, German for ”fox,” the botanist this flower is named after.

Frigga

”Beloved,” and many say Friday is named after her.

Fitore

”Victory.”

Funda

Shrub.

Fauve

”Wild beast,” or tawny.