Dog Names That Start With F

Old-time movie actor Franchot Tone (born Stanislas -- Franchot was his mother's maiden name) earned this name its own place in the book. An interesting, provocative choice.

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.

Common Spanish surname with a lively sound and meaning and literary connection to prominent Latin American writer Carlos Fuentes.

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

Gives the message that you want your daughter to keep her eye on the prize.

Popular in Iceland but primed for "Frosty the Snowman" jokes in the US.

Forever Dickens's con artist in Oliver Twist.

Definitely a far stretch for any child.

A high-style baby name that conjures the Italian luxury fashion house. Given to 11 boys and 13 girls in 2023, it's currently a gender-neutral choice in the US.

Flanna is an uncommon name for a red-haired girl, not as familiar -- or some would say, as pretty -- as its nickname, Flannery.

Falmouth may be a beautiful seaside spot in Massachusetts, but as a name it's perilously close to "foul mouth." Falmouth Kearney was the name of Barack Obama's great-great grandfather.

An old surname with an intriguing sound an uncertain origin, although it may derive from a French word for "lantern" – perhaps referring originally to one who made or lit lanterns.

Hot name best used as a middle, as Paula Patton and Robin Thicke did for their son Julian in 2010.

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.