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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.
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.
Frangieh Arabic (Mashriqi)Means "occidental" in Arabic, denoting someone who came from the western world. Famous bearers of this name include the Frangieh family of Lebanese Maronite politicians, notably the fifth president Suleiman Frangieh (1910-1992)... [
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Frankland EnglishStatus name for a person whom lived on an area of land without having to pay obligations. From Norman French
frank, 'free' and Middle English
land, 'land'. This surname is common in Yorkshire.... [
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Frankowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Franki, Frankowo, or Frankowa, all derived from Polish
frank "franc, free"
Frantsuzov RussianDerived from Russian француз
(frantsuz) meaning "French, Frenchman".
Franzblau JewishMeans "french blue" in German. One of the many names assigned to Jews during the rule of Emperor Joseph II, who required all Jews in the Hapsburg Empire to adopt surnames.
Franzén SwedishCombination of the given name
Franz and the popular surname suffix
-én, derived from Latin
-enius "descendant of".
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".
Free EnglishNickname or status name from Old English
frēo "free(-born)", i.e. not a serf.
Freer FrenchDutch spelling of Frere (brother); another variant spelling is Frear.
Fregeau FrenchMetathesized form of Fergeau from an old vernacular form of the Latin personal name
Ferreolus derived from
ferrum meaning "iron".
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".
Freire Portuguese, GalicianMeans "friar" in Portuguese and Galician, either an occupational name or a nickname for a pious person.
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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Frett EnglishEnglish from Middle English
frette, Old French
frete ‘interlaced work (in metal and precious stones)’ such as was used for hair ornaments and the like, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such pieces.
Fretwell EnglishTaken from the Old English "freht," meaning "augury," and "well," meaning "spring, stream."
Frewin EnglishFrom the Middle English personal name
Frewine, literally "noble or generous friend".
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".
Friar EnglishDenoted a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders. (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans)
Frías SpanishTaken from the city of Frías, in Spain. The name of the city is taken from the Spanish phrase
aguas frías, meaning "cold waters".
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.
Friend EnglishNickname for a companionable person, from Middle English frend "friend" (Old English freond). In the Middle Ages the term was also used to denote a relative or kinsman, and the surname may also have been acquired by someone who belonged to the family of someone who was a more important figure in the community
Frimodig SwedishTaken directly from Swedish
frimodig meaning "frank, outspoken, bold, ingenuous".
Frisby EnglishMeans "person from Frisby", Leicestershire ("farmstead of the Frisians"). A frisbee is a plastic disc thrown from person to person as a game; the trademarked name, registered in 1959 by Fred Morrison, was inspired by the Frisbie bakery of Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose pie tins were the original models for the plastic discs.
Frisch GermanNickname for someone who was handsome, cheerful, or energetic, from Middle High German
vrisch.
Frisch JewishOrnamental name or nickname from modern German
frisch, Yiddish
frish "fresh".
Frith English, ScottishFrom Old English
friþ "peace, refuge, sanctuary", probably denoting a person who lives in a sanctuary or at peace. It also be a variant of English surname
Firth.
Frizzell English (Rare)Either (i) from
Friseal, the Scottish Gaelic form of
Fraser; or (ii) from a medieval nickname applied to someone who dressed in a showy or gaudy style (from Old French
frisel "decoration, ribbon").
Frobisher EnglishThe surname Frobisher is derived from an occupation, 'the furber' or 'furbisher.' (Middle English fourbishour, from Old French forbisseor). A furbisher was a scourer of armour and metals generally, found also as' furbearer.' Frobisher is the most prominent modern form of the surname... [
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Fröding SwedishMeaning uncertain. Possibly from a place name element derived from Swedish
frodig meaning "lush, thriving, flourishing" or from the name of the Norse god
Frö (see
Freyr)... [
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Froehner GermanDerived from Middle High German
vröhner meaning "servant".
Frog EnglishFrom the English word
frog which is a type of amphibian.
Froggatt EnglishTopographical name from the village of Froggatt in Derbyshire.
Frollo LiteratureMeaning unknown. This was the surname of Claude Frollo, the antagonist of
Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
From SwedishFrom Swedish
from "pious, devout, religious, holy".
Fromager FrenchOccupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.
Frosch GermanNickname for someone thought to resemble a frog.
Frost WelshOriginally spelled Ffrost (the double ff is a Welsh letter). The Welsh word ffrost refered to someone who is excessively bold or a brag, especially with regard to warrior feats. Edmund Ffrost signed his name this way on the ship's register of the boat which brought him to the Massachussett's Bay Colony in 1631... [
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Froud EnglishFrom the Old English personal name
Frōda or Old Norse
Fróði, both meaning literally "wise" or "prudent". A variant spelling was borne by British historian James Anthony Froude (1818-1894).
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’
Fu ChineseFrom Chinese 傅
(fù) meaning "teacher, instructor", also referring to an ancient place named Fu Yan (傅岩) possibly located in what is now Shanxi province. It could also come from the name of the ancient fief of Fu, which existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
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.
Fuchino JapaneseFuchi means "abyss, deep end, pool" and no means "field, plain".
Fuchinoue JapaneseFuchi means "abyss, pool, deep end", no is a possessive particle, and ue means "upper, top, above".
Fuchiwaki JapaneseFrom 淵 (
fuchi) meaning "abyss, deep pool, profound, deep end" and 脇 (
waki) meaning "armpit, flank, side, underarm".
Fuckebegger Medieval English (Rare)In 1286/1287 there is an individual with the surname Fuckebegger, recorded as one of King Edward I’s servants who managed his horses. It’s not clear from this name what the
fucke- part was referring to, with the leading hypothesis being a “striker” of some sort.
Fudeyasu JapaneseFude means "handwriting, painting/writing brush" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peaceful".
Fudzimoto Japanese (Russified)Alternate transcription of
Fujimoto more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Fuenmayor SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Riojan municipality.
Fuenokaze JapaneseBorne by character Ren Fuenokaze (笛の 風錬) in the fake visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa 4K: Hopeless Rising', made up of the nouns 笛 (fue) meaning "flute", の (no) meaning "of the", and 風 (kaze) meaning "winds".... [
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