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Girl Names Starting with F: Faith, Francesca, Fern

September 28, 2020 By appellationmountain 2 Comments

girl names starting with FQuick: name some girl names starting with F.

You can, of course. There’s classic Frances and daring Fable. We all think of Faith and maybe Fern and Fiona, too.

Overall, when it comes to letters, relatively few F names for girls come to mind. In fact, the most popular of the girls names starting with F doesn’t even crack the current Top 100.

And yet, some truly spectacular choices make this list. There’s a literary star to rival Harper, more than one Italian charmer, and a girl detective name, too. A few lean fanciful; other girl names starting with F feel traditional and serious.

So even if it’s a short list, rich possibilities still come to us from the letter F.

MOST POPULAR GIRL NAMES STARTING WITH F

FAITH (#125)

A virtue name with a decidedly spiritual vibe, though Faith feels bigger than any single religion.

FINLEY (#188)

An Irish surname name, and the only one of the Finn names used in big numbers for girls.

FREYA (#200)

An Old Norse name, Freya was the goddess of love and beauty. It caught on elsewhere in the English-speaking world first, but lately it’s climbing in the US, too.

FIONA (#265)

Poet James Macpherson made it famous in 1762 poem Fingal; Shrek gave it to Cameron Diaz’s half-ogre princess and introduced it to a new generation.

FATIMA (#325)

The name of the prophet Muhammed’s daughter in Islam, she lent her name to the “Hand of Fatima,” or hamsa. It’s an amulet picturing an eye inside of a hand, thought to ward off evil. Fatima, Portugal is also the site of a Marian apparition.

FELICITY (#361)

A lacy, delicate name with a great meaning: happiness.

FRANCES (#438)

Traditional and lady-like, Frances comes with at least two spirited nicknames: boyish Frankie and vintage Franny.

FRANCESCA (#491)

The Italian form of Frances, with style to spare.

FAYE (#697)

A sweet mini name, Faye might bring to mind fairies, Arthurian legend, or the Fates of Greek mythology.

FRIDA (#728)

German and Scandi Frida means peace, but it signals a powerful creative force, thanks to renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

RARE GIRL NAMES STARTING WITH F

FABLE

A literally literary word name, a fable is a story that teaches a lesson.

FAUSTINA

The Roman Faustus means lucky, as does this elaborate feminine form.

FENNA

A Dutch name meaning peace, Fenna fits with Gemma and Stella.

FERN

A gentle nature name, Fern appears on many a child’s bookshelf as the girl from Charlotte’s Web.

FIA

Either a modern twist on Mia, or a simplified spelling of the Irish Fiadh – literally meaning deer, but associated with the idea of all things wild and free.

FIORELLA

A lovely Italian elaboration of fiore – which sounds fiery, but means flower.

FLANNERY

A surname name meaning red, Southern writer Flannery O’Connor makes it literary.

FLAVIA

From an ancient Roman name meaning golden, Flavia might be best known as the girl detective invented by Alan Bradley.

FLEUR

The French word for flower, and a heroic Harry Potter name, too.

FLORENCIA

Yes another flower power pick, Florencia is the Spanish form of Florence.

FRANCINE

A sweetly vintage Frances name, seldom heard today but certain to be revived in the future.

FREDERICA

The feminine form of Frederick, Frederica feels like a substitute for Alexandra, Isabella, or Victoria.

What are your favorite girl names starting with F? What would you add to this list?

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Comments

  1. Megan says

    September 28, 2020 at 4:27 PM

    I have recently been obsessed with the idea of Fayette. I love Faye though.

    Reply
  2. Rebecca says

    September 28, 2020 at 1:57 PM

    Fabiana or Fabienne were top of our list recently! LOVE these names.

    Reply

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