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Flenot American (South, ?)I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.
Flerchinger GermanFlerchinger is a name with origins from the city of Flörschingen or Flörange in the Saarland region on the French and German border.
Flett Scottish, English (Canadian)Probably originating in Orkney and Shetland, from a place in the parish of Delting, Shetland, named with an Old Norse term 'flotr' denoting a strip of arable land or pasture. Also possibly derived from the Old Norse byname Fljótr ‘swift’, ‘speedy’... [
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Fleureme Haitian CreoleThe surname Fleureme is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory.Meaning is French Flower.
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.
Fleytoux FrenchSurname of Léa Fleytoux, French-born dancer with the American Ballet Theater
Flink SwedishFrom Swedish
flink, an adjective for someone who is quick and accurate.
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.
Flo NorwegianFamous bearers include Norwegian footballers and relatives Tore Andre, Håvard, and Jostein Flo of the Norwegian national team that upset Brazil twice in both a friendly in 1997 and a 1998 World Cup group match.
Floberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of
flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and
berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
Flodgaard DanishDanish name element
gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix
flod meaning "river".
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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Flood IrishThere are some English Flood's, but the name mainly derives from the Irish O'Taicligh or Mac an Tuile and was Anglicized to Flood, Floyd, and Tully when the Gaelic language was outlawed in Ireland by the English.
Florén SwedishCombination of Latin
flor "flower" and the common surname suffix
-én.
Floris ItalianCognate to
Flores, or a toponym from Sardinian
floris "flowers". Possibly from the Latin cognomen
Florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Florkowski PolishHabitational name for someone from Florków in Częstochowa voivodeship, or Florki from Przemyśl voivodeship, both so named from Florek, a pet form of the personal name
Florian.
Floros GreekFrom the Latin word for flower, 'florus', also could be associated with the name
Florus Flower EnglishOccupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English
flō ‘arrow’ (Old English
flā).
Flute EnglishFrom the English word
flute which is an instrument.
Fluture RomanianFrom Romanian
fluture,
flutur "butterfly" (itself possibly a deverbative from
flutura "flutter, float, flit").
Flygare SwedishMeans "someone who flies" in Swedish, ultimately a combination of the verb
flyga "to fly" and the suffix
-are denoting a person who performs the action of the verb. The surname was first used in the 17th century and is therefore unrelated to the modern occupation pilot (the Swedish word for pilot is also "pilot"), instead, a
flygare probably referred to a person who was quick, fast.
Fogarty Irish (Anglicized)Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fógartaigh ‘son of Fógartach’, a personal name from fógartha meaning "proclaimed", "banished", "outlawed". It is sometimes Anglicized as
Howard.
Fogg GermanicThis surname appeared in Denmark during the time of the Vikings. It is believed to have Jute origin. It spread to Italy during the Roman Empire and to England as early as the 1080s, being listed in the Doomsday Book compiled by William the Conqueror... [
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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".
Foland Anglo-Saxon (Archaic)Originally an English name, Foland is actually a variant of the name Fowler (as in bird-catcher). Most migrating to Ireland, other Fowlers/Folands first came to the Americas in 1622; John Fowler.... [
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Foley IrishAs a northern Irish surname it is derived from the Gaelic personal name
Searrach, which was based on
searrach "foal, colt" and anglicized as
Foley because of its phonetic similarity to English
foal.
Folger GermanFrom nickname
volger, meaning "companion, supporter"
Followill EnglishOf Norman origin - from Folleville Somme in northern France. The placename Ashby Folville in Leicestershire derives its affix from the de Folevill family who held the manor from the 12th to 14th centuries.
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
Fong MalaysianMalaysian version of
Feng, which originates from the southeast of Chang'an in Shaanxi Province.
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".
Foody IrishAnglicized version of ó Fuada, or 'descendent of Fuada'. It comes from the personal name 'fuad' or 'swift' but also 'rush' and 'speed'.
Foote EnglishNickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the foot, from Middle English fot (Old English fot), or in some cases from the cognate Old Norse byname Fótr.
Forbes Irish, ScottishComes from a Scottish place meaning "field" in Gaelic. It can also be used as a first name.... [
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Force EnglishFrom the word "force" meaning waterfall in the North of England.
Førde NorwegianFrom Old Norse
fyrði dative form of
fjórðr "fjord". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Fordham EnglishHabitational name from any of the places in Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Norfolk named Fordham, from Old English
ford ‘ford’ +
ham ‘homestead’ or
hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.
Fordyce ScottishA Scottish Gaelic surname meaning "A cold place to the southward." From Gaelic fuar, meaning "cold," and deas, meaning "south."
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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Forgie ScottishPossibly a variant of
Fergie or a shortened form of
Ferguson. It could also be a habitational name from a place so named in Scotland.
Forlan FriulianIt's a toponymic and it means
born in Cividale del Friuli (north of Italy).
Forman EnglishAn occupational surname for a keeper of swine, Middle English
foreman, from Old English for
hog, "pig" and
mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
Formby EnglishFrom the name of a town in Merseyside, England, meaning "Forni's village". The second part is derived from Old Norse
býr meaning "farm, settlement". A famous bearer is George Formby (1904-1961), English comedian and entertainer.
Fórmica SpanishSpanish transcription of the Italian surname
Formica (while the insect in Spanish is
hormiga).
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".
Fornes NorwegianHabitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named
furanes or
fornes.
Forren Norwegian (Rare)Derived form the name of a farmstead in Norway named with a word meaning "hollow, gorge".
Forsman SwedishCombination of Swedish
fors "rapid" (geology) and
man "man".
Forsström Swedish, FinnishDerived from Swedish
fors meaning "waterfall" and
ström (Old Norse
straumr) meaning "stream".
Forsyth ScottishVariant of
Forsythe. Known bearers include the Scottish botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), after whom the genus Forsythia is named, and Scottish inventor Alexander John Forsyth (1769-1843).
Forsythe Scottish, Northern IrishThis surname has two possible origins. The more accepted explanation is that it comes from the Gaelic given name
Fearsithe, which means "man of peace" from the elements
fear "man" and
sithe "peace"... [
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Fortescue FrenchMeans 'strong shield' from French elements
fort meaning "strong" and
escu meaning "shield#
Forton EnglishHabitational name from any of the places in Hampshire Lancashire Shropshire and Staffordshire named
Forton from Old English
ford "ford" and
tun "settlement enclosure".
Fortune ScottishOriginally meant "person from Fortune", Lothian ("enclosure where pigs are kept").
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.
Fosdick EnglishFrom Fosdyke in Lincolnshire, England, meaning "fox dyke".
Foubister ScottishHabitational name for a village in Saint Andrew, from Old Norse
fúll "foul, stinking" and
bólstaðr "farmstead"
Fouch Englishnot sure how i can up with this but i used it for my hp professor oc
Foulds English (British)Mr. Fould-Dupont supplied the steel for the Eiffel tower. Later on, he fled to England and changed his last name from Fould-Dupont to Foulds.
Foulks EnglishEnglish from a Norman personal name, a short form of various Germanic names formed with
folk ‘people’. See also
Volk.
Fountain EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Middle English
fontayne, "fountain".
Fountas GreekSomeone with a lot of hair from the Latin word funda.
Fouquereau French (Quebec)Jean Fouquereau was born on November 6, 1617, in Anjou, Isère, France, his father, Louis, was 23 and his mother, Catherine, was 20. He married Renee Bataille on December 31, 1639, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France... [
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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.
Fowl English, Popular CultureThis name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English pre 7th Century word
fugol, "fowl", "bird", which was used as a byname and as a personal name. The medieval form of the word was the Middle English development
foul,
fowl(e), used as a continuation of the Old English personal name and also as a nickname for someone who in some way resembled a bird.
Foxglove LiteratureUsed in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Felicity Foxglove. It is a combination of "fox" and "glove".
Foxwell EnglishMeans "fox stream", from Old English fox and well(a), meaning stream.
Foxworth English"dweller at the homestead infested by foxes." or "house of Fox" aka Foxworthy... [
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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".
Foy Irish (Anglicized)A different form of
Fahy (from Irish Gaelic
Ó Fathaigh "descendant of
Fathach", a personal name probably based on Gaelic
fothadh "foundation").
Føyen NorwegianNamed after a small island originally called Føyen, now known as Føynland in the Vestfold county of Norway. ... [
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Fraga PortugueseFraga, also derived from the Spanish variation of the word frescas meaning "strawberries", in the Portugal it translates to "from the cliffs or cliffside"
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.
Fragoso Portuguese, SpanishMeans "rocky, rough, uneven" in Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from Latin
fragosus. It was originally a habitational name from any of various places called Fragoso.
Frain FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French
fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin
fraxinus "ash".
Fraley English (American)Anglicized/Americanized version of the German surname "Frohlich", meaning "happy" or "cheerful".
Frampton EnglishEnglish: habitational name from any of various places so called, of which there are several in Gloucestershire and one in Dorset. Most take the name from the Frome river (which is probably from a British word meaning ‘fair’, ‘brisk’) + Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [
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France FrenchEthnic name for an inhabitant of France, a country in Europe.