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Filkins EnglishMeans either (i) "person from Filkins", Oxfordshire ("settlement of Filica's people"); or "son of
Filkin", a medieval personal name meaning literally "little
Phil", from
Philip.
Fillery EnglishFrom a medieval nickname derived from Anglo-Norman
fitz le rei "son of the king" (see also
Fitzroy), probably applied mainly (and ironically) to an illegitimate person or to someone who put on quasi-royal airs.
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.
Fillmore EnglishOf uncertain origin: it could be derived from the Norman given name Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements
filu ("very") and
mari or
meri ("famous"), or it might be a combination of the Saxon elements
fille ("abundance") and
mere, a word denoting a lake or otherwise humid land.
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.
Fincham Englishhabitational name from a place in Norfolk so called from Old English
finc "finch" and
ham "homestead".
Finchem EnglishThis surname came from the Norman’s who had invaded England. The surname Finchem means homestead.
Finco VenetianFrom Venetian
finco "finch", possibly a nickname for someone considered shrewd or cunning.
Fine English (?)English nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French
fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin
finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
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".
Finklea EnglishVariant form of
Finkley. A famous bearer was the American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse (1922-2008), whose birth name was Tula Ellice Finklea.
Finkley EnglishHabitational name for a person from the hamlet of Finkley in Hampshire, derived from Old English
finc "finch" and
leah "woodland, clearing".
Finnerty IrishReduced anglicisation of Irish
Ó Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", a given name derived from
fionn meaning "fair, white" and
sneachta meaning "snow".
Finnigan IrishThis interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicization of the Gaelic
Ó Fionnagáin, meaning the descendant(s) of Fionnagan, an Old Irish personal name derived from the word "fionn", white, fairheaded.
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.
Finstad NorwegianMeans "Finn's farmstead", from the given name
Finn 2 and Old Norse
staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
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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Firmino PortugueseSurname descendant of
Firmino, meaning “firm”. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Roberto Firmino.
Firth English, Scottish, WelshEnglish and Scottish: topographic name from Old English
(ge)fyrhþe ‘woodland’ or ‘scrubland on the edge of a forest’.... [
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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.
Fischione ItalianMeans "widgeon" (a kind of dabbling duck) in Italian, or literally "whistler", derived from
fischio "whistle".
Fiscus GermanFrom Latin
fiscus "basket", a humanistic Latinization of the German surname
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.
Fish Medieval English, JewishFrom Middle English
fische, fish ‘fish’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.... [
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Fishburne EnglishDerived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of
Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English
fisc meaning "fish" and
burna meaning "stream"... [
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Fisk English (British)English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Fiske English, NorwegianFrom the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse
fiskr "fish" and
vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Fitch ScottishThe name fitch is of anglo-saxon decent, it refers to a person of iron point inrefrence to a soldier or worrior it is derived from an english word (Fiche) which means iron point the name started in county suffolk
Fitoussi Jewish (Sephardic)Meaning uncertain, possibly from the Tamazight place name
Fitous located in present-day Libya. Alternately it may be related to the Arabic root ف ط س
(f-t-s) meaning "flatness", possibly used as a nickname for someone with a flat nose.
FitzEmpress History, Anglo-NormanMeans "son of the empress" in Anglo-Norman French. The three sons of Empress Matilda (1102-1167) were known as Henry FitzEmpress (King Henry II of England), Geoffrey FitzEmpress, Count of Nantes, and William FitzEmpress, Count of Poitou.
Fitzherbert IrishDerives from Anglo-Norman French
fi(t)z "son" and the personal name
Herbert to mean "son of Herbert".
Fitzooth Folklore (?)Fitzooth means "son of a nobleman". Robin Hood's real name was Robert Fitzooth.
Fitzpiers English, LiteratureMeans "son of
Peter" in Anglo-Norman, from a medieval form of Peter,
Piers. Edred Fitzpiers is a character in the 18th-century novel
The Woodlanders by
Thomas Hardy, who is depicted as a new doctor in the small woodland village of Little Hintock, who took an interest in
Grace Melbury, one of the characters,
Giles Winterborne's childhood sweetheart.
Fitzsimons IrishFitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a surname of Norman origin common in both Ireland and England. The name is a variant of "Sigmundsson", meaning son of Sigmund. The Gaelicisation of this surname is Mac Shíomóin.
Fiveland Norwegian (Rare)From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word
fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
Fjellström SwedishCombination of Swedish
fjäll "mountain, fell" and
ström "stream, river".
Flack EnglishProbably from Middle English
flack / flak meaning "turf, sod" (as found in the place name Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire), and hence perhaps an occupational name for a turf cutter.
Flam JewishOrnamental name from Yiddish
flam "flame".
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.
Flanner EnglishThis early occupational and mainly 'midlands' English surname, is actually of pre-medieval French origins. Introduced into England at the time of the Norman Conquest of 1066, it derives from the French word
flaonet meaning a 'little flan', and described a maker of patisserie or pancakes.
Flannery IrishAppears originally in Irish Gaelic as
O Flannabhra derived from
flann, meaning "red", and
abhra, meaning "eyebrow". First appeared in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Flash EnglishMeans "person who lives near a pool" (Middle English
flasshe "pool, marsh").
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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Flax EnglishMetonymic occupational name for someone who grew, sold, or treated flax for weaving into linen cloth,
Fleck EnglishMeaning unknown. It is used in the 2019 movie Joker as the real name of the titular character played by actor Joaquin Phoenix.
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.
Fleischman German (Austrian)Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are
Fleischmann, or
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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.
Fleytoux FrenchSurname of Léa Fleytoux, French-born dancer with the American Ballet Theater
Flick GermanNickname for a quick and lively person. From Middle High German
vlücke meaning "awake, bright, energetic".
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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Flom Norwegian (Rare)From the name of any of the farms or places in Norway named with Old Norse
flá "terrace shelf, flat piece of land".
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.
Flook EnglishFrom Old English
flōc "flathead, flounder (fish)".
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).
Fluck GermanDerived from Middle High German
vlücke "feathered, fully fledged", a nickname for a lively or cheerful person.
Flute EnglishFrom the English word
flute which is an instrument.
Fluter EnglishNamed after the action of playing a flute or the job of making a flute.
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.