African Boy Names Starting With F
68 names with meanings and origins.
Looking for a African boy's name that starts with F? Here are 68 options, including unisex names, each with its meaning. These names come from several African languages, including Yoruba, Igbo, Swahili, Akan and Shona, and many carry meaningful messages.
Top picks
- Femi — “love me (Yoruba)”
- Faeyza — “This male name of African origin signifies someone who is successful or holds an elevated status.”
- Fairoze — “Fairoze means "turquoise precious stone," suggesting something rare and valuable. Your child, like a precious gem, is truly cherished and beautiful.”
- Faadhil — “Derived from fadhil, meritorious abundant; an accomplished person; virtue and knowledge”
- Faatir — “An African name derived from the Arabic Fatir. It signifies a creator or maker, often used in a religious or philosophical context.”
- Falah — “A name of African and Arabic origin that symbolizes success, progress, and the attainment of one's goals.”
- Faraasat — “Derived from farasat, keen eye discernment”
- Fasaahat — “A name of African origin meaning fluency or eloquence. It describes someone who is gifted with clear and persuasive speech.”
- Fasahat — “This name refers to one who possesses fluency and eloquence in speech. It is of African origin and signifies a clear, expressive manner of communication.”
- Fasih — “Of African origin, this name describes someone who is eloquent, literary, and ample in their expression. It implies a person with a wide and articulate vocabulary.”
Boy · African · “Derived from fadhil, meritorious abundant; an accomplished person; virtue and knowledge”
Boy · African · “This name of African and Arabic origin translates to surpassing or excellent. It describes someone who is distinguished or superior in quality.”
Boy · African · “Derived from the African name Faris, it literally translates to a horseman or a courageous knight.”
Boy · African · “This African name is derived from the word for glad or happy. It is given to reflect a joyful personality and positive spirit.”
Boy · African · “A name of African and Arabic origin meaning maker or creator. It is derived from the word Fatir, often associated with divine creation.”
Boy · African · “An African name derived from the Arabic Fatir. It signifies a creator or maker, often used in a religious or philosophical context.”
Boy · African · “This African name carries the spiritual meaning that God has bestowed this child upon the family.”
Unisex · African · “Make use if the crown to pamper me”
Unisex · African · “Make beauty from the crown for me”
Boy · African · “An Arabic name meaning meritorious and abundant. It characterizes a person who possesses great virtue, generosity, and excellence.”
Boy · African · “Reward favor; excellence; virtue; superiority; extra; grace; bounty, wisdom”
Boy · African · “This name of African and Arabic origin translates to the excellence or bounty of God.”
Boy · African · “This male name of African origin signifies someone who is successful or holds an elevated status.”
Boy · African · “Superabundance favor; generosity; grace; favour; beneficience; abundance”
Boy · African · “Surpassing excellent; superior, ascendant, outstanding”
Boy · African · “Fairoze means "turquoise precious stone," suggesting something rare and valuable. Your child, like a precious gem, is truly cherished and beautiful.”
Boy · African · “Derived from the African name Fakhri, it describes a person who is glorious and full of pride.”
Boy · African · “A name signifying someone who is meritorious, honorary, or glorious. It conveys a sense of pride and achievement within the community.”
Boy · African · “Derived from the Arabic word falah, this name signifies success, progress, and spiritual prosperity.”
Boy · African · “A name of African and Arabic origin that symbolizes success, progress, and the attainment of one's goals.”
Boy · African · “Derived from faqir, poor sufi mendicant; one who leads a life of piety; one who renounces the world”
Boy · African · “Rooted in African and Arabic traditions, this name refers to a poor Sufi mendicant who has renounced worldly possessions.”
Boy · African · “Derived from farasat, keen eye discernment”
Boy · African · “Faraaz means 'elevation', symbolizing a life of rising to challenges, reaching great heights, and achieving wonderful things.”
Boy · African · “Remedy; there have been men with this name”
Unisex · African · “Move closer to the crown”
Boy · African · “Keen eye discernment; perception, sagacity”
Boy · African · “An African name meaning elevation, height, or ascent, representing personal growth and rising to a higher status.”
Boy · African · “An African name derived from the Persian-influenced Farman. It signifies a decree, edict, or an official royal command.”
Boy · African · “This name means happy or auspicious, and is sometimes metaphorically linked to a young bird or new sprout.”
Boy · African · “A name of African origin meaning fluency or eloquence. It describes someone who is gifted with clear and persuasive speech.”
Boy · African · “This name refers to one who possesses fluency and eloquence in speech. It is of African origin and signifies a clear, expressive manner of communication.”
Boy · African · “Of African origin, this name describes someone who is eloquent, literary, and ample in their expression. It implies a person with a wide and articulate vocabulary.”
Boy · African · “Derived from fatin, clever smart; clever, smart”
Boy · African · “Opening introduction; victory; success; conquest; opening”
Boy · African · “Derived from 'fayyadh', this name means generous or liberal. It describes a person who is open-handed and bountiful in their giving.”
Boy · African · “A judge a separator of right and wrong; decisive”
Boy · African · “A variant of 'fayyadh', this name translates to generous and liberal. It denotes a person characterized by vast kindness and charitable spirit.”
Boy · African · “Fayyadh means 'generous, liberal,' a lovely name for a child who will be kind-hearted and open-handed.”
Unisex · African · “Rest/relax on wealth”
Boy · African · “love me (Yoruba)”
Unisex · African · “Give this (one) to God”
Boy · African · “Ransom sacrifice redemption; redemption, sacrifice”
Unisex · African · “Consecrated unto Jesus/God”
Unisex · African · “Consecrated unto Jesus/God”
Unisex · African · “Receive a crown with wealth”
Unisex · African · “Use money as a crown”
Boy · African · “A name of African origin, specifically from Malawi, which translates to the act of a journey.”
Boy · African · “Funsan is a Malawian name with a heartwarming meaning: 'request', symbolizing a cherished wish or prayer answered.”
Boy · African · “Derived from furqan, evidence proof; a criterion (for distinguishing truth from falsehood)”
Boy · African · “This name has African and Arabic roots meaning heart. It refers to the center of emotion, soul, and intellect.”
Boy · African · “Honorary.”
Boy · African · “Consolation.”
Boy · African · “Glad happy.”
Boy · African · “Wise ruler”
Boy · African · “Comforter”
Boy · African · “Maker creator.”
Boy · African · “Successful.”
Boy · African · “Victor winner.”
Boy · African · “Virtue.”
Boy · African · “Fear and justice.”
Unisex · African · “My love.”
Boy · African · “Intellectual.”
Boy · African · “Paradise.”
Boy · African · “Turquoise.”
Boy · African · “Unique, rare”
Unisex · African · “Search, seek”
Boy · African · “Evidence proof.”
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