Swiss
names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fiene German, Low GermanA nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German
fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Fieri ItalianA notable bearer is American restaurateur and television host Guy Fieri (1968-).
Figuier French (Rare)From French
figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin
ficus; a cognate of
Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.
Fillion French, French (Quebec)Probably a diminutive of
fils or
fille, respectively "son" and "daughter". May have alluded to the bearer being the youngest amongst siblings.
Filosa ItalianSouthern Italian: Probably an occupational nickname for a fisherman, from Sicilian filuòsa ‘fishing net’. Also from the subphylum: Filosa. These are known as euglyphids, filose (which means stringy or thread-like), amoebae with shells of siliceous scales or plates, which are commonly found in soils, nutrient-rich waters, and on aquatic plants.
Fils FrenchFrom
fils "son", used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same personal name in a family.
Finel German (Swiss)In colloquial language the word “Finel” describes a shelter, protecting animal and man from wind and weather.
Finger English, German, JewishProbably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant... [
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Fink German, Slovene, English, JewishNickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene
Šinkovec which is from
šcinkovec or
šcinkavec meaning "finch".
Finocchio ItalianFrom Italian
finocchio "fennel", a nickname for someone who grew or sold the plant. In modern Italian, the word is a derogatory slang term for a gay man. The meaning "fine eye, keen eyesight" has also been suggested.
Finster German, JewishNickname from German
finster "dark, gloomy" or Yiddish
fintster (Middle High German
vinster). The name may have referred to a person's habitual character or it may have been acquired as a result of some now irrecoverable anecdote... [
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Fiordelise Italian (Rare)Derived from Italian
fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however,
fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lys, the symbol for the King of France (until the French Revolution). This surname either could have been ornamental, or could have referred to Italians loyal to the French Kingdom / Empire, even those among the king's guard.
Fiorelli ItalianThe surname Fiorelli was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000... [
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Fischbach GermanFrom a place called Fischbach, or a topographic name from German meaning
fisch 'fish' +
bach 'stream'.
Fischi ItalianRare central Italian surname. Means “whistler” in Italian.
Fischioni Italian (Rare)Possibly deriving from fischiare, meaning to whistle, or from fischioni, the Italian word for widgeons.
Fiscus GermanFrom Latin fiscus ‘basket’, a humanistic Latinization of the German name
Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket... [
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Flamel FrenchMeaning unknown. Proposals include french flamme meaning "flame" or a description of origin, such as "Flemish", or the French term for the same word, Flamand.... [
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Flammia ItalianFrom Latin
flammeus "flaming, fiery; flame-coloured", probably referring to the bearer's red hair.
Flatow GermanDerived from the name of a district that existed in Prussia from 1818 to 1945. Today the territory of the Flatow district lies in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland.
Flaugher German (Anglicized)Americanized spelling of German
Flacher, itself a variant of
Flach, or of
Flaucher, a nickname derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German
vluochen meaning "to swear".
Flavigny FrenchFrench form of
Flavinius. The Flavigny Abbey, in the French region of Burgundy, became famous because of the candies made by its Benedictine monks, called the anise of Flavigny... [
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Fleig GermanNickname for a restless or insignificant person from Middle Low German vleige ‘fly’.
Fleisch GermanMetonymic occupational name for a butcher. Derived from Middle High German
fleisch or
vleisch "flesh meat".
Fleischhacker German, JewishOccupational name for a butcher from German
fleisch "flesh meat", and an agent derivative of
hacken "to chop or cut".
Fleischhauer GermanOccupational name for a butcher from Middle High German
fleisch or
vleisch "flesh meat" and an agent derivative of Middle High German
houwen "to cut". Variant of
Fleischauer.
Flerchinger GermanFlerchinger is a name with origins from the city of Flörschingen or Flörange in the Saarland region on the French and German border.
Fleury French, EnglishEither a habitational name from Fleury the name of several places in various parts of France which get their names from the Gallo-Roman personal name
Florus (from Latin
florus "blooming flowering") and the locative suffix -
acum or from the given name
Fleury.
Flint English, GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German
flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.
Floerke GermanFloerke Name Meaning German (Flörke): from a pet form of the personal names Florian or Florentinus, from Latin Florus (from florere ‘to bloom’).Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4... [
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Floris ItalianCognate to
Flores, or a toponym from Sardinian
floris "flowers". Possibly from the Latin cognomen
Florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Fogu ItalianFrom Sardinian
fogu "fire", perhaps referring to the hearth of a home, or to the bearer's personality or hair colour.
Fois ItalianFrom a Sardinian nickname, related to Latin
bos "bull, ox".
Folger GermanFrom nickname
volger, meaning "companion, supporter"
Foltz GermanIt is from Germany and it is based on the personal name Volz, which was popular in former times. It means son or descendant of a Volz or Folz
Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, Frenchtopographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan
font "spring well" (from Latin
fons genitive
fontis).
Fontecchio ItalianHabitational name from Fontecchio in Aquila province or a topographic name from a diminutive of fonte meaning "spring".
Foret French, French CreoleFrom Old French
forest ‘forest’, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or an occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. See also
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Formica ItalianMeans "ant" in Italian. It used to indicate a humble or short and thin person but hardworker.
Fornari ItalianFrom Italian
fornaio "baker", ultimately from Latin
furnus "oven".
Fortescue FrenchMeans 'strong shield' from French elements
fort meaning "strong" and
escu meaning "shield#
Foschi ItalianFrom Italian
fosco "dark, murky (colour); gloomy", a nickname referring to the bearer's hair colour or mood. May also stem from the given name
Fuscus, of the same meaning.
Foust GermanFoust is a name for a person who was strong and pugnacious and was derived from the Old German word "fust," which meant "fist."
Fout German[Foust} maybe german. The Fout name can be traced back to Denmark.
Foy FrenchFrom a medieval nickname based on Old French
foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name
Foy, from Old French
foi "faith".
Fragola Italianapparently from
fragola "strawberry" probably applied as either a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of wild strawberries a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of soft fruits or a nickname for someone with a conspicuous strawberry mark.
Frain FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French
fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin
fraxinus "ash".
France FrenchEthnic name for an inhabitant of France, a country in Europe.
Francescone ItalianAncient family of Navelli, which recognizes as its progenitor that Francis, called "Francescone", who, between 1227 and 1230, was awarded the title of Baron by Emperor Frederick II, for having juggled leveraging troops with success and honor in the Sixth Crusade.
Frascatore Italian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from (or related to) Italian
frasca meaning "bough, branch", which might possibly indicate that the surname had first started out as a nickname for someone who worked as a woodcutter or as a forester... [
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Frattini ItalianProbably from Italian
frate "monk, friar; brother". May also be from a place name.
Fratzke German (Rare)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Slavic origin and a derivation from Middle Low German
vratz "glutton".
Freer FrenchDutch spelling of Frere (brother); another variant spelling is Frear.
Freiburg GermanDerives from the German words, frei, which means free, and berg, which means hill, and is the name of a city in Germany.
Freidhof GermanTopographical name from the German Fredihof 'graveyard', 'cemetery' (from Middle Low German, Middle High German vrithof 'enclosed farmstead or courtyard', later 'cemetery').
Freier GermanStatus name of the feudal system denoting a free man, as opposed to a bondsman, from an inflected form of Middle High German
vri "free".
Freier GermanArchaic occupational name, from Middle High German, Middle Low German
vrier,
vriger, denoting a man who had the ceremonial duty of asking guests to a wedding.
Freimann GermanGerman cognate of
Freeman. from Middle High German
vriman "free man" status name in the feudal system for a free man as opposed to a bondman or serf derived from the elements
fri "free" and
man "man".
Frémont French (Americanized), English (American)Fremont is a French surname meaning Free Mountain. People include John Frémont a US Explorer and Politician who fought in the Mexican-American War to free California and many places named after him, Including Fremont, California, and Fremont Nebraska.
Fresia Italian (Modern, Rare)The surname is the 202,062nd most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,535,927 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Fresia reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Italic Europe... [
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Frey GermanStatus name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German
vri "free", "independent".
Fricker German, German (Swiss)Habitational name for someone from the Frick valley in Baden, Germany, or from Frick in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Friedberg German, JewishCombination of either German
vride "security, protection" or
Friede "peace", with
berg "hill, mountain". The name is most often locational, but may in some cases be ornamental.
Frisch GermanNickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German
vrisch.
Froehner GermanDerived from Middle High German
vröhner meaning "servant".
Fromager FrenchOccupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Frosch GermanNickname for someone thought to resemble a frog.
Frühling German (Rare)Nickname from Middle High German
vrüelinc German
frühling "spring" in some cases for an early-born child from
früh "early" and the suffix -ling denoting affiliation.
Frusciante ItalianDerived from the Italian adjective
frusciante meaning "rustling, swishing, whishing", which itself is derived from the Italian verb
frusciare meaning "to rustle, to swish, to whish". The surname had probably started out as a nickname for someone who made a rustling or whishing sound whenever they walked, which was probably caused by the clothes that they were wearing (in that the clothes must have been made of a certain fabric that is prone to making some noise when touched in any way).... [
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Fruth Germannickname from Middle High German vruot ‘clever’, ‘astute’
Fucci ItalianFrom the plural of
Fuccio, a short form of any of various personal names with a root ending in
-f (as for example
Rodolfo,
Gandolfo) to which has been attached the hypocoristic suffix
-uccio, or alternatively from a reduced form of a personal name such as
Fantuccio,
Feduccio.
Fuhrer GermanOriginally, an occupational name for a carrier or carter, a driver of horse-drawn vehicles.... [
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Fulbright German (Anglicized)Americanized form of German surname Vollbrecht, composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’
Fumagalli ItalianMeans "smoke the rooster" in Italian, from
fuma "to smoke" and
gallo "rooster". Refers to filling a henhouse with smoke to keep the chickens quiet when stealing them, thus making this a name probably given to chicken thieves.
Fümm RomanshDerived from Romansh
füm "smoke", this is an occupational surname denoting a blacksmith.
Furman Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian
furman, a loanword from German (see
Fuhrmann)... [
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Fusi ItalianItalian: of uncertain origin; it could be Greek, compare modern Greek Soyses, or alternatively, Caracausi suggests, of Arabic or Hebrew origin.
Fusillo ItalianFrom Italian
fuso "spindle", referring to their occupation, or a nickname based on the bearer's build. Also the name of a type of pasta.
Fust GermanVariant of
Faust or a nickname for a person who was strong and pugnacious, derived from Old German
fust "fist".