Girl Dog Names That Start With F

Famke was introduced to this country via Dutch-born actress Famke Janssen, but is not likely to appeal to many American parents.

The futuristic consonant x sets this apart -- for better and worse -- from all the other Felices, Felicias, and Felicitys.

Frostine, best known in the U.S. as the name of the Candyland queen, is newly fashionable in France and is certainly a choice that any little girl the world over would love. Fanciful, if over-the-top, but a perfect name for a winter baby girl.

In English, a fen is a wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater. In Dutch and Frisian, it's a traditional diminutive of names containing the element frid, meaning "peace".

Like Mitzi, the bubbly Fritzi shows signs of rising again. Has a bit of a comic-strip feel.

Feodora is an interesting choice for the intrepid name giver, especially with its dynamic nickname, Feo (pronounced FAY-oh).

Captivating Arabic choice, sometimes transcribed as Fa'izah.

That extra a adds a world of grace to this name.

Frigg was the wife of Odin in Norse mythology, and may share a common origin with the goddess Freya.

Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.

Old fashioned nickname that some girls just might be able to pull off. You'd just have to be sure your little Fancy was one of them.

When Frankie meets Brooklyn, what happens? You get Franklin, a Presidential name used almost exclusively for boys up until now. But parents who want an out-of-the-box long form for popular nickname Frankie might consider this.

Brimming over with a sense of good fortune. Could make a little girl feel very lucky.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

Fanchon is a sweet and affectionate Gallic choice.

Faunia is more often rendered as Fauna, who was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing. Faunia was the downtrodden yet loving heroine of Philip Roth's Human Stain. Faunia and Fauna have more gravitas than the doe-like Fawn.

Faraday is a whimsical Scottish surname that works equally well as a first name for girls or boys.

Feather, though it was used for a character in a Walter Mosley novel, seems too light and fluttery for a real-life girl.

A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.