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Baby girl's name starting with F

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Platypus310 · 19/05/2021 15:09

My sister is pregnant again and I'm trying to find nice baby names for her. She likes short names and ideally the name starts with F :) Thank you Smile

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Platypus310 · 23/05/2021 17:42

Thanks everyone for their suggestions also on behalf of my sister 🤗 my sister favourites Freya, which I also really like (along with Faye and Felicity, but that's definitely too long for my sister) Smile

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ZoyaTheDestroyer · 20/05/2021 13:17

You want to get yourself an OED, Kirsten. Much more comprehensive.

Of course all this is academic until OP returns and confirms whether she wants the initial ‘F’ or simply a name starting with a voiceless labiodental fricative consonant Grin

KirstenBlest · 20/05/2021 13:01

@ZoyaTheDestroyer, you are quite correct. Here's the Collins dictionary's definition.

Definition of 'F'
F
also f (ef) (plural F's, f's)

  1. VARIABLE NOUN
F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.
  1. VARIABLE NOUN
In music, F is the fourth note in the scale of C major.
YouPrettyThings · 20/05/2021 12:51

I like Florrie - as pp mentioned it could be short for Florence to give her more options as she grows up.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 20/05/2021 12:49

F is a letter and a sound.

KirstenBlest · 20/05/2021 12:46

@ZoyaTheDestroyer,
"and ideally the name starts with F".
I posted before Phoebe was mentioned.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 20/05/2021 12:41

OP didn’t specify it had to start with the letter F. She could have meant the sound, in which case Ffion is a legitimate suggestion. I don’t see anyone picking up Phoebe with similar levels of pedantry.

KirstenBlest · 20/05/2021 11:56

@Cowbells, Ff sounds like F, but it isn't two Fs.
F is pronounced V. For example, Falmai is pronounced VAL-my (my as in not yours) - it's a pretty name.

Cowbells · 20/05/2021 11:40

@CaffiSaliMali

As Kirsten says, there is no letter F in Ffion which starts with the letter Ff, which is a Welsh letter. It is a nice name though but is definitely 4 letters long, not 5.

Freya is lovely and so is Fay/Faye.

Is the Welsh letter Ff not pronounced 'f'?
CaffiSaliMali · 20/05/2021 11:17

As Kirsten says, there is no letter F in Ffion which starts with the letter Ff, which is a Welsh letter. It is a nice name though but is definitely 4 letters long, not 5.

Freya is lovely and so is Fay/Faye.

subbysammiexoxo · 20/05/2021 03:08

Faye (fave)
Felicity
Fiona
Fearn

pinkmagnolias · 19/05/2021 19:31

Francesca or Felicity are my favourites.

Ffion is nice too.

Not a fan of Freya, Florence as their popularity rose too quickly and I don't think they are nice sounding names. Don't like Fiona either for different reasons.

Dexy1957 · 19/05/2021 18:24

Finty

Palavah · 19/05/2021 18:09

Faith

Cowbells · 19/05/2021 18:00

Frances/Frankie
Francesca
Freya/Freja
Phoebe (F-sound)
Phaedre
Fallon
Felicity
Felicia
Flora
Fleur
Fay/Faye
Filumena/Filomena
Frieda/Freda
Fern
Fifi
Fuschia
Fionn/Fiona
Finn
Frederica/Frederika

FawnDrench · 19/05/2021 17:51

Fiona
Fliss
Fennel
Fifi
Farah
Freda

Polly271220 · 19/05/2021 17:45

Fia

Temp023 · 19/05/2021 17:45

Freya
Fiodora
Flossy
Fern

Lostmyway86 · 19/05/2021 17:44

I've got a Florence and some call her Flo or Florrie

sunkiss · 19/05/2021 17:42

Fiadh (fee-a)

KirstenBlest · 19/05/2021 17:25

@itsalltrue22, Ffion doesn't start with F. It starts with Ff, a separate letter in Welsh.

AnxiousAnnie86 · 19/05/2021 16:16

Freya and Fearn are two of my fave names x

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 19/05/2021 15:51

Fiadh (Fear)
Faye
Fina
Ferne
Flora
Freda
Freya
Fawn
Fauna.

SoMuchToBits · 19/05/2021 15:17

Flavia
Francesca

StevieNix · 19/05/2021 15:16

Faye is my current baby name obsession at the moment!