100 Spanish Names That Start With F & Meanings

The Spanish language is a global language with over 519 million native speakers. It is a phonetic language. This means the letters are pronounced consistently. I’ve carefully selected 100 Spanish names that start with F.

List Of Spanish Names That Start With F With Meanings:

Fulgencia

Fulgencia has its roots in ”fulgentia”, ”brilliance” or ”brightness.”

Fausto

Fausto comes from the Latin Faustus and is symbolizing “lucky” or “fortunate.” Actor Fausto Cabrera played in The Shadow of Desire and Dr. Mata.

Filiberta

”Brilliant.”

Floreal

”Of flowers,” as well as a spring month in France’s revolutionary calendar.

Franca

”Free,” ”honest,” ”Frankish” or ”from France.”

Fabián

Fabian is from Fabianus, and it actually means bean.

Fina

Fina is short for Josefina, ”God will add.”

Filadelfo

It combines philos and adelphos, ”loving brother.”

Florentino

It is from the Roman Florentinus, which translates as flourishing. In 2000 Florentino Pérez took up the presidency of Real Madrid. This soccer club has won 7 Champions League titles during Pérez’s presidency.

Frumencio

From frumentum, grain. Saint Frumentius brought Christianity to Aksum, in Ethiopia.

Florencio

”Blooming” or ”prosperous.”

Flaminia

Priestess.

Felicidad

Felicidad is a Spanish name for girls, and means happiness or joy.

Fructuosa

Fruit-bearing.

Fulvia

Fulvia (”golden-brown”) married Mark Antony and raised legions against Octavian.

Ferriol

Ferriol is Catalan and comes from ferrum, ”iron.”

Fulgencio

Fulgencio is from the Latin word fulgentius and has a meaning that I like, gleaming or shining. Fabius Planciades Fulgentius was a Latin writer and the author of De aetatibus mundi et hominis.

Fidel

From the Latin Fidelis, “faithful.” Fidel Castro was the political leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. He was the longest-serving recent non-royal head of state. Fidel Castro died November 25, 2016. He was 90.

Febe

”Bright” or ”pure.”

Fortunato

Fortunato’s perfect for a little boy. Comes from the Latin ‘fortunatus’, ”blessed” or ”fortunate.”

Fredesvinda

”Peace and strength,” and patron saint of Oxford.

Faustina

”Auspicious” or ”lucky.”

Florida

”Flowery,” and Ponce de León called a new land La Florida.

Fabia

From Roman clan Fabius, ”bean farmer.”

Filotea

”Dear to God”.

Félix

Félix has origins in the word felix (“happy”). There are four popes with this name and one Roman general (Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix).

Fresia

A flower, named for Friedrich Freese, a German doctor.

Fulvio

”Tawny” or ”reddish-yellow.”

Florinda

Florinda (”flowering”) is a noblewoman linked to Spain’s Moorish conquest.

Filadelfa

”Sisterly love.”

Fidencia

Trust/confidence.

Febo

Febo comes from Greek Phoibos, ”shining.”

Flordeliza

“Flower of the lily.” It is the most prevalent in the Philippines.

Fito

It is obviously a boy’s name used as a nickname or diminutive. One example where Fito is used as a diminutive is for Rodolfito.

Facundo

Facundo comes from Latin “facundus”, “eloquent.”

Felicia

It is the feminine form of Felix. Felicia Mercado Agud is a Mexican actress who, at age 17, won the Señorita México.

Fabricia

”Artisan.”

Febronia

It has origins in Latin februa, ”purification.”

Florante

Florante (”blooming”) is a young Albanian noble in Balagtas’s Tagalog epic.

Filiberto

It comes from the Germanic Philbert, ”very bright.” Rower Filiberto Marco competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Fedra

”Splendid.”

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Faustino

Faustino signifies ”little fortunate one” and comes from the Roman cognomen ‘Faustinus.’

Fabiana

Fabiana is the feminine form of Fabian.

Frida

It has Old Germanic roots in the term ‘friþu’, ‘peace.’ Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was appointed a professor of painting at La Esmeralda.

Fabricio

From the Latin word faber, Fabricio means craftsman.

Flavio

”Golden,” and it is the equivalent of Flavius in Latin. Gaius Flavius Fimbria was a Roman consul.

Feliciano

Feliciano is another one that comes from the Latin “felix.”

Felipe

”Friend of horses.” It is from the Greek adjective Philippos.

Floriselda

Flowering or blooming.

Florimar

”Flower of the sea.”

Fernando

With origins in the Germanic Ferdinand, the Spanish boy name Fernando, ”brave traveler.”

Fortún

Fortune/luck.

Filis

”Foliage,” as well as a Thracian princess who became an almond tree in Greek myth.

Facunda

Well-spoken.

Fernanda

Fernanda is the feminine of Fernando.

Filomena

”Lover of strength” and is from philos (”loving”) and menos (”strength”). In 2021 the storm Filomena dropped 50 cm of snow on Madrid.

Florcita

Florcita is connected with the Hispanic word ‘flor’ (flower) and the diminutive suffix ‘-cita.’

Florencia

Florencia is a form of the Latin Florentius (blossoming).

Fermín

”Strong,” and is linked to the Latin firminus.

Faraón

Ruler.

Fadrique

It is the old Castilian variation of Frederick, ”peaceful ruler”. Fadrique Enríquez was the Admiral of Castile under the Catholic Monarchs.

Fortunata

“The blessed one.”

Francisco

”Free man,” and comes from Latin Franciscus.

Francisca

Francisca is the feminine form of Francisco and is symbolizes ”free woman.”

Fiacro

Fiacro has Irish roots in fiach, ”raven.” Old Paris carriages called fiacres got their name from a Saint Fiacre inn.

Flavia

”Golden,” ”yellow,” ”blonde” or ”fair-haired.”

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Fátima

“One who weans” or “one who abstains” and is from the Arabic root f-t-m. You’ll meet many women in Spain with this name due to the Virgen de Fátima

Franco

”Free.”

Felisa

Fortunate.

Fabiola

Fabiola is the female alternative of Fabio.

Froilán

”Lord” or ”master.”

Federico

It is made of the Germanic elements frid (”peace”) and ric (”ruler”). In 1933 Federico García Lorca wrote the play Blood Wedding.

Fabio

Fabio is rooted in faba, the broad bean. It is pronounced as FAH-byo.

Fausta

“Fortunate one,” and is the female variant of Fausto. Flavia Maxima Fausta was the wife of Constantine the Great.

Ferran

Ferran has an old Germanic meaning of a bold journey.

Florentina

Latin Florentius is the origin while the meaning is “blossoming.” Saint Florentina was the sister of the Seville churchmen Isidore and Leander.

Francia

France. Francia Márquez became Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian vice president.

Fuensanta

From fuente santa, ”holy fountain”.

Fedro

”Radiant.”

Fanuel

Fanuel (”face of God”) is father to Anna, a prophetess in Luke’s Gospel.

Fénix

Pronounced as FEH-neeks. ”Phoenix.” Lope de Vega was nicknamed Fénix de los ingenios.

Fulberto

”Bright people.”

Filomeno

Filomeno is a male form of Filomena, ”loving strength.”

Fuencisla

Fuencisla is one of my favorites here. It comes from fuente and means a ”fountain that drips.”

Felipa

”Horse lover,” and Columbus’s wife was Felipa Moniz.

Floro

Flower.

Fructuoso

From fructuosus, “fruitful.” In 1830 Fructuoso Rivera became the first president of Uruguay in 1830 and also founded the Colorado Party.

Fe

It is the Spanish word for faith. You meet it in pairings like María Fe.

Filemón

Filemón is from the Greek for ”affectionate” or ”kissing.”

Fernán

It is a medieval version of Fernando. Fernán González was the first autonomous count of Castile and also fought with Ramiro II of León against the Arabs.

Federica

It is the feminine variation of Federico. In 1936 Federica Montseny wore it as the first woman to hold a cabinet post in Spain.

Frutos

”Fruits.” San Frutos is the patron of Segovia that is a hermit whose feast is celebrated on October 25.

Florián

Florián comes from the Latin Florianus.

Fermina

It is from the Latin firmus, “firm” or “steadfast”. In 1985, Gabriel García Márquez used Fermina Daza in ”Love in the Time of Cholera”.

Fabriciano

Fabriciano is a variation of Fabricius, “craftsman” or “smith.”

Fidencio

It has origins in the Latin fidens, “trusting.” It is pronounced FEE-den-syo.

Filoteo

Filoteo is made from the Greek philos and theos, so it means “friend of God.”

Feliciana

Feliciana comes from the Latin felix, “lucky” or “happy”. Diminutives include Feli or Chana.

Fidela

Fidela is from the Latin fidelis, “faithful.”

Flora

Latin for flower.