Fife

FIEF

Scottish place name, German, French

"path; small shrill flute"

Fife Origin and Meaning

The name Fife is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "path; small shrill flute".

Also spelled Fyfe, this zippy sounding name would make a great middle name choice for music lovers or those with Scottish roots. The name has a double meaning: it is both a Scottish place name, likely derived from fiamh meaning "path", and also the name of an instrument, which takes its name from the German Pfeife and the French fifre meaning "pipe".

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The name Fife in Pop Culture

• Barney Fife deputy of Mayberry from the "Andy Griffith Show"
• Macduff Thane of Fife, in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"