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Names in Japanese - F

This list of names in Japanese represents over a decade of translation work by our team of native Japanese and English speaking staff.

With the information available today one can expect accurate name translations that can be readily verified. If you think about it, the Japanese media continuously translates the names of movie stars, celebrities, sports stars, and people in the news. So in composing this list we have used a wide variety of reference material as well as leading Japanese movie databases and Japanese entertainment magazines to provide the most accurate information available in a convenient and easy to use form.


Names are pronounced differently depending on where you are from and this may affect the translation. And so we have taken great care to include the original pronunciation so it is clear which we are translating. This is something other sites don't have and why we are one of the most trusted name translation sites on the Internet. If you need more information about a name simply click on the name below.

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Keep in mind that the standard way names are translated to Japanese is to use katakana which we show here. For more information on translation methods visit How to Write Names in Japanese by Eri Takase which first appeared in her monthly column in Martial Arts Insider Magazine.

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Name Romaji Katakana Kanji Reading Meaning
Fabian feibian     Fava Bean
Fabiene fabiennu      
Fabienne fabiennu      
Fabio fabio     Fava Bean
Fabiola fabiora     Fava Bean
Fae fei yousei Fairy
Fairy feari- yousei Fairy
Faith feisu shinkou Faith
Fannie fani- furansu France
Fanny fani- furansu France
Farah fara bi Beautiful
Farrah fara bi Beautiful
Fatima fatima kanzen Perfect
Fatimah fatima kanzen Perfect
Faustina fausutina kouun Lucky
Faustino fausuti-no kouun Lucky
Fausto fausuto kouun Lucky
Faviola faviora     Fava Bean
Fawn fan kojika Fawn
Fawne fan kojika Fawn
Fay fei yousei Fairy
Faye fei yousei Fairy
Faye fei yousei Fairy
Federico federiko     Peaceful Ruler
Felecia ferishia yukai Happy
Felesha ferisha yukai Happy
Felice ferisu yukai Happy
Felicia ferishia yukai Happy
Felicidad ferishida-do yukai Happy
Felipa feripa umasuki Horse Lover
Felipe feripe umasuki Horse Lover
Felix ferikkusu yukai Happy
Felton feruton     Field Town
Ferdinand ferudinando     Bold Journey
Fermin ferumin fudan Constant
Fermina ferumina fudan Constant
Fern fa-n shida Fern
Fernanda ferunanda     Bold Journey
Fernando ferunando     Bold Journey
Ferne fa-n shida Fern
Fevzi fevuzi      
Fidel fideru seijitsu Faithful
Fidela fidera seijitsu Faithful
Fidelia fideria seijitsu Faithful
Filiberto firiberuto     Great Brightness
Fiona fiona karen Pretty
Fionna fiona karen Pretty
Firmin firuman fudan Constant
Flavia furabia ougon Golden
Flavio furabio ougon Golden
Fletcher fureccha-     Arrow Maker
Flo furo- han'ei Prosperity
Flor furoru hana Flower
Flora furo-ra hana Flower
Florance furo-rensu han'ei Prosperity
Florence furo-rensu han'ei Prosperity
Florencia furorenshia han'ei Prosperity
Florencio furorenshio han'ei Prosperity
Florene furorin hana Flower
Florentina furorentina han'ei Prosperity
Florentino furorentino han'ei Prosperity
Floretta furoretta hana Flower
Floria furo-ria hana Flower
Florida furorida hana Flower
Florinda furorinda hana Flower
Florine furorin hana Flower
Florrie furori- hana Flower
Flossie furoshi- han'ei Prosperity
Floy furoi hana Flower
Floyd furoido hakuhatsu Grey-haired
Forest foresuto shinrin Forest
Forrest foresuto shinrin Forest
Foster fosuta- shinrin Forest
Fran furan furansu France
Franc furanku furansu France
France furansu furansu France
Francene furanshi-n furansu France
Frances furansesu furansu France
Francesca furanchesuka furansu France
Francesco furanchesuko furansu France
Franchesca furanchesuka furansu France
Francie furanshi- furansu France
Francina furanshina furansu France
Francine furanshi-n furansu France
Francis furanshisu furansu France
Francisca furanshisuka furansu France
Francisco furanshisuko furansu France
Franco furanko furansu France
Francois furansowa furansu France
Frank furanku furansu France
Frankie furanki- furansu France
Franklin furankurin furansu France
Franklyn furankurin furansu France
Fransisca furanshisuka furansu France
Fred fureddo heiwa Peace
Freda furi-da heiwa Peace
Fredda furi-da heiwa Peace
Freddie furedi heiwa Peace
Freddy furedi heiwa Peace
Frederic furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Frederica furederika     Peaceful Ruler
Frederich furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Frederick furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Fredericka furederika     Peaceful Ruler
Frederik furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Frederique furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Fredi furedi heiwa Peace
Fredric furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Fredrick furederikku     Peaceful Ruler
Fredricka furederika     Peaceful Ruler
Freeda furi-da heiwa Peace
Freeman furi-man jiyuujin Free Man
Freida furi-da heiwa Peace
Frida furi-da heiwa Peace
Frieda furi-da heiwa Peace
Fritz furittsu     Peaceful Ruler
Fumiko fumiko     [Japanese]

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Recommended Books/CD:

Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6 by Eri Takase

Learn the fundamentals of Japanese Calligraphy starting from tool selection up to advanced topics. This is a first in a series of lessons designed to teach the basics of Japanese Calligraphy.

For more information and samples lessons visit Learn Japanese Calligraphy
 

Kanji & Kana : A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn

This is an excellent reference and is perfect for learning the stroke order of kana and kanji.

The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary by John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson

For more advanced needs this is the Japanese-English kanji dictionary.


References:

United States Census - 1990 - The top 2400 male and female names from this US government publication are covered in Catalog of Names in Japanese.

BabyNamer - Produced by Oxygen Media this is, in our opinion, the best source for the meaning of names.

The Etymology of First Names - This site is our other choice for researching the meaning of given names. The discussion board on specific names is normally excellent.

Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server - An on-line dictionary that does not require Japanese fonts. This dictionary is terse so it is easy to misinterpret. Also the pronunciation used for names is not given so one is never sure if the name translations correspond to the pronunciation you have in mind. In our Catalog of Names in Japanese we give the pronunciation of the name which is important.

Goo Jiten - A good on-line English/Japanese dictionary. Japanese fonts are required.



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