Baby boy names beginning with F – with origins and meanings
Are you looking for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 6th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some fabulous, first-rate names along with their origin and meaning
Choosing your newborn's name is a big decision – but it can also be a lot of fun. Have a look through our list of fantastic baby boy names and their meanings to give you inspiration
1. Fabian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: bean grower; this is the anglicised form of a Roman family name
- Also: Fabio (Italian form)
2. Fabius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: from the Latin word faba, meaning bean
3. Fairley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: beautiful wood clearing
- Also: Fairlie
4. Faisal
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: a judge; this name has been used as a royal name in both Iraq and Saudi Arabia
- Also: Feisal, Faysal
5. Fahey
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: joyful, glad, happy
6. Falan
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: fruitful
7. Fane
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: glad
8. Faris
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: knight
9. Farnall
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: fern hill
- Also: Farnell
10. Farquhar
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: dear man
11. Farr
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: strong man
12. Farrell
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: warrior
13. Fate
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: from the Latin fata, meaning ‘the fateds’. In Greek mythology the Fates controlled human destiny
14. Felix
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: happy
- Also: Phelim (Irish form)
15. Felton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: field
16. Fenton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: marsh
17. Ferd
- Origin: German
- Meaning: horse, from the German word pferd
18. Ferdinand
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: bold journey
- Also: Ferd, Ferdie, Fernand (French form), Hernando (Spanish form)
19. Fergal
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: brave
- Also: Fergie, Fergy
20. Fergus
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: strong man
- Also: Fergie
21. Ferguson
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: son of Fergus
22. Fidelis
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: faithful
- Also: Fidel (Spanish form)
23. Fielding
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: field
24. Finbar
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: fair-haired; this name is similar to the Scottish Fingal (below)
- Also: Finn
25. Fingal
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: blond stranger; the name of a Scottish hero of legend, his name was given to Fingal’s Cave
- Also: Finn
26. Finlay
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: fair-haired warrior
- Also: Finley, Findlay
27. Fiske
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: a fish
28. Fitch
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: an iron pointed implement
29. Fitz
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: son; this name is used for a prefix for many surnames such as Fitzpatrick (son of Patrick) and Fitzroy (son of the king)
30. Flann
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: red-haired; probably used originally as a nickname
31. Fleming
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: a man from Flanders
32. Fletcher
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: arrowsmith, a maker of arrows
33. Flint
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: a stream
34. Florian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: blooming
- Also: florent
35. Floyd
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: grey-haired
- Also: Lloyd
36. Forbes
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: fields
37. Forrest
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: dweller near the woods
38. Foster
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: forester; a surname used as a first name
39. Francis
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Frenchman
- Also: Frank, Frankie, Fran, François (French form)
40. Franklyn
- Origin: Middle English
- Meaning: landholder
- Also: Franklin
41. Fraser
- Origin: Either Norman or Celtic
- Meaning: of the forest or strawberry flower
- Also: Frasier, Frazer
42. Frayn
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: ash tree
43. Frederick
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: peaceful ruler
- Also: Frederik, Frederic, Fred, Freddie, Freddy
44. Freeman
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: free man
45. Fudo
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: God of fire
46. Fulton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: settlement of fowls
47. Fuzzy
- Origin: Low German
- Meaning: spongey, implying both indistinct and very tightly curled
48. Fyfe
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: a place and a surname used as a first name
- Also: Fyffe
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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