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1,553Finnegan is an English masculine given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, meaning "descendant of Fionnagán." The personal name Fionnagán itself is a diminutive of Fionn, an Old Irish name meaning "fair-hai...
Finnley is a rare variant spelling of Finley. While Finley has become the dominant spelling of the name in the United States—and has seen increasing use as a feminine name—Finnley remains a less common alternative. Etymo...
Fisher is a masculine first name derived from an English surname meaning "fisherman." As an occupational surname, it originally identified someone who worked as a fisherman, one of the oldest and most essential professio...
Fitz is an English given name that serves as a short form of various given names derived from surnames beginning with the Norman French element fitz, meaning "son of." Examples include Fitzroy, Fitzgerald, Fitzwilliam, a...
Fitzroy is an English given name derived from a surname. The surname Fitzroy originates from the Old French phrase fils de roi, meaning "son of the king." Historically, it was used as a surname for illegitimate offspring...
Etymology and OriginFlanagan is a masculine first name of Irish origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Flannagáin. The surname was also Anglicized as Flanagin, Flannagan, Flanigan, or Flannigan. This patronymic means “...
Fletcher is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an occupational surname. The surname itself comes from Middle English, ultimately from Old French flechier, meaning "maker of arrows". Originally used as...
Flint is an English masculine given name derived directly from the vocabulary word flint, which comes from Old English flint. The name reflects the qualities of the mineral—hardness, durability, and the ability to spark...
Floyd is a masculine given name of Anglo-Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh name Lloyd, which themselves comes from the Welsh word llwyd meaning "grey" or "grey-haired". As such, Floyd is ultimately a variant form of L...
Flynn is an Irish given name and surname, derived from the Gaelic Ó Floinn or Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann." Flann is an Old Irish byname meaning "reddish" or "ruddy," often used for someone with red h...
Ford is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originated as a place name referring to a river crossing (from Old English ford “ford”). The surname was typically topographic, given to someon...
Forest is a masculine given name used in English-speaking countries, often considered a variant of Forrest or else directly taken from the English word forest. The name evokes wooded landscapes and the tranquility of nat...
Forrest is an English masculine given name derived from an occupational or topographical surname meaning "forest", originally referring to someone who lived near or worked in a forest. The surname itself comes from Middl...
Foster is an English given name derived from Vaast, the Flemish, Norman, and Picard form of Vedastus, the Latinized name of a 6th-century Christian saint known for converting the Frankish king Clovis to Christianity. The...
Foster is an English masculine given name derived from an English surname with multiple origins. The surname itself can have occupational, locational, or patronymic roots. One origin is from the Middle English term foste...
Fox is an English masculine given name derived either directly from the English word fox or from the surname Fox, which originally functioned as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in character or appea...
Frank is a masculine given name with deep roots in European history. It derives from an Old German name that referred to a member of the Germanic tribe known as the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called Fr...
Franklin is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the medieval English word frankelin, meaning "freeman" or "landowner of free but not noble birth." The term originated from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, refe...
Franklyn is a given name that serves as a variant of Franklin, an English surname-derived first name. The name Franklin originates from Middle English frankelin, meaning "freeman," and entered into use as a first name la...
Fraser is a male given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish surname Fraser. The surname itself is thought to be of Norman French origin, possibly from de Fresel, though it does not correspond to any known p...
Frazier is a given name that originated as a variant of the Scottish surname Fraser. While Fraser itself has Norman French origins from de Fresel, likely derived from a lost place name in France, Frazier emerged as a pho...
Fred is a common short form of Frederick and other names containing the Germanic element fred, meaning "peace." It is used across multiple languages, including Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, and S...
Freddy is a diminutive of Frederick and other names containing the same Germanic element. It is used as a given name in Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish. The name Freddy is often a shortened form of Frederick,...
Frederick is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an Old German name composed of the elements fridu meaning "peace" and rih meaning "ruler, king," thus signifying "peaceful ruler." This name has a rich...
Fredric is a variant of the name Frederick, ultimately derived from Old German elements meaning "peaceful ruler." The spelling Fredric represents a less common but occasionally encountered Anglicized form.EtymologyThe Ge...
Fredrick is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Frederick, which is the English form of the Old German name Friedrich. The name derives from the Germanic elements fridu meaning “peace” and rih meaning “ruler,...
Freeman is a given name derived from an English surname that originated as a status name, meaning "free man". It originally denoted a person who was not a serf or bound to the land, emphasizing personal liberty and indep...
Friday is an English given name derived directly from the name of the weekday. The English word Friday comes from Old English frīġedæġ, meaning "day of Frig". The goddess Frig (or Frigg in Norse mythology) was associated...
Fulk is an old European masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic element *fulką meaning "people," through the Old Frankish fulk and Old High German folk. It originated as a short form of various c...
Etymology Fulke is a variant of Fulk, a name of Germanic origin introduced to England by the Normans. The root name ultimately derives from the Old Frankish element fulk or Old High German folk, meaning "people," tracing...
Fulton is a male given name of English origin, transferred from a surname. The surname itself is derived from the village of Foulden in Norfolk, England. Its etymology traces back to the Old English elements fuġol, meani...
Gabe is an English short form of the name Gabriel, derived from the Hebrew Gavri'el meaning "God is my strong man." This familiar variant has been in use as a standalone given name in English-speaking countries, particul...
Gabriel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Gavri'el (גַבְרִיאֵל), meaning "God is my strong man" or "God is my hero." The name combines the elements gever ("strong man, hero") and ʾel ("God"). It is u...
Gael is a masculine given name derived from the ethnolinguistic term Gael, which refers to speakers of the Gaelic languages—Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. The name is used in Breton, English, and Spanish contexts, ref...
Gage is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an occupational surname with roots in Old French. The surname has two possible origins: the Old French word gage meaning "measure," which originally referred...
Gale 2 is an English masculine given name with two distinct origins. As a transferred use of the surname Gale, it ultimately derives from the Middle English gaile, meaning "jovial" or "pleasant." The surname likely origi...
Galen is a modern form of the Greek name Γαληνός (Galenos), which derives from the Greek word γαλήνη (galene) meaning "calm". The name is most famously associated with the 2nd-century Greco-Roman physician Aelius Galenus...
Gallagher is an Irish surname that has been adopted as a masculine given name, particularly in English-speaking countries. It represents the Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Gallchobhair, meaning “descendant of Gall...
Gareth is a masculine given name of uncertain meaning, primarily associated with the Arthurian Cycle and used in English and Welsh traditions. The name first appears in its present form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century ma...
Garey is a variant spelling of the name Gary, which gained prominence in the English-speaking world as a given name in the early 20th century. The name Gary ultimately originates from a surname derived from a Norman give...
Garfield is an English masculine given name derived from a surname of Old English origin. The surname itself comes from the Old English elements gara meaning "spear" or gār meaning "triangle" (a wedge-shaped piece of lan...
Garland is an English masculine given name derived from a surname. The surname Garland originally denoted a person who owned or lived on a triangular-shaped piece of land, from Old English gara meaning "spear, triangular...
Garret is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the English surname Garret, which itself is a variant of Garrett. This surname was originally a medieval given name, a diminutive of either Gerald or Gerar...
Garrett is an English surname and given name of Germanic and Old French origins. It originated as a baptismal surname derived from the popular medieval given names Gerald or Gerard, both of which were brought to Britain...
Garrick is a masculine given name derived from an English surname of French Huguenot origin. The surname ultimately comes from the Occitan word garric, meaning "oak tree grove" — a topographic name for someone who lived...
Garry is an English masculine given name that serves as a common variant spelling of Gary. This spelling was influenced by names such as Barry, which share a similar phonetic ending. The name is sometimes considered a di...
Garth is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname. The surname itself derived from the Middle English word garth, meaning “an enclosed garden or yard,” which was borrowed from Old Norse garðr (related...
Gary is an English masculine given name. It originated as a surname, transmitted from a Norman given name that itself was a short form of compound names beginning with the Old-Germanic element ger meaning “spear”. The et...
Gavin is a Celtic male given name of Scottish and English usage. It is the Scottish form of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, which may mean 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon.' The name became prominent through Sir Gawain,...
Gayelord is a masculine English given name, best known as a variant spelling of Gaylord. The name Gaylord itself derives from an English surname, which in turn comes from the Old French word gaillard, meaning "high-spiri...
Gaylord is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of an English surname. The surname itself derived from the Old French gaillard, meaning "high-spirited, boisterous" or "joyful." EtymologyThe name ult...
Gaz is an English diminutive and nickname for the masculine given names Gary or Gareth. It is often used as a familiar alternative in informal settings.Etymology and OriginThe name Gaz derives from Gary, which itself com...
Geffrey is a variant spelling of Geoffrey, an English male given name of Norman French origin. The name was introduced to England by the Normans and became common among the nobility in the Middle Ages. It fell out of use...
Gene is the English short form of Eugene, which itself derives from the Greek name Eugenios, meaning "well born". As a standalone first name, Gene has become a common given name, particularly famous in American pop cultu...
Geoff is an English diminutive of Geoffrey, a name of Old French and Frankish origin. While Geoff is often used as a standalone given name, it originated as a short form, equivalent to Jeffrey in common usage. The spelli...
Geoffrey is a masculine given name used primarily in English and French, derived from the Norman French form of a Frankish name. The name's second element comes from the Old German fridu “peace,” while the first element...
Geofrey is a variant spelling of the given name Geoffrey, most frequently encountered in English-speaking Africa. Unlike the standard Geoffrey or the more common Jeffrey, the Geo- prefix and altered consonance reflect lo...
Geordie is a diminutive form of George, originating in the British Isles. While typically considered a nickname, it has occasionally been used as a given name in its own right, especially in northeastern England. Etymolo...
EtymologyGeorge is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος), which comes from the Greek word georgos (γεωργός) meaning "farmer" or "earthworker." This word is itself a compound of ge (γῆ), m...
Gerald is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements ger meaning "spear" and walt meaning "power, authority", thus translating to "power of the spear". The name was introduced to Britain by the N...