Scandinavian Names that Start With F
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The names
Freya
Norse
"a noble woman"
Freya has long been popular in the U.K. but has only taken off in the US in the last decade, along with the entire category of mythological names. Derived from the Old Norse name Freyja, meaning…
Fransen
Fransen is primarily a Dutch and Scandinavian surname now occasionally used as a masculine given name. It originated as a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Frans' (the Dutch form of Francis), which…
Frans
Frans is a masculine name with Dutch, Scandinavian, and Germanic origins. It developed as a shortened form of Franciscus, the Latin version of Francesco, ultimately deriving from St. Francis of…
Frey
Scandinavian
"lord, exalted one"
Frey is the handsome Norse fertility god, a worthy namesake. Frey remains rare in the US even as the similar Freya picks up in popularity.
Frodi
Norse
"wise, learned"
The name of several legendary Danish kings, including one who declared universal peace.
Fjord
Norse word name
The Old Norse and modern Norwegian word name Fjord, which refers to a passage in the sea, could work for children of both genders.
Folke
Scandinavian
"people's guardian"
Folke - which has two syllables - is a Top 100 name in its native Sweden, but rarely heard elsewhere. A related alternative is Fulk, popular with the Normans but little-used now.
Fritha
Manx, Norse
"fair, beautiful"
Gentle yet tough, rare and intriguing, Fritha is an Anglicized variation as well as a Manx form of the Old Norse Fríða. Ultimately derived from the element fríðr meaning "fair, beautiful", it is…