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Erdős

From Hungarian Erdős.

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Erech

From Biblical Hebrew ארוך.

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Ergle

Variant of German Ergele.

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Eri

From Japanese えり.

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From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz (from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”)). L

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Erica

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

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Erice

Borrowed from Italian Erice, from Latin Eryx.

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Erich

Borrowed from German Erich.

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Erie

From French Érié, from the shortening of an Erie word rendered in French as Erieehronon, Eriechronon, and Riquéronon and said to mean “long tail” or “long-tailed”, in reference to the eastern cougar (Puma concolor cougar

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Erik

A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.

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Erika

Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.

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Erin

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).

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Eris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”). See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Erker

Borrowed from German Erker.

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Erle

A rare spelling variant of Earl.

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Erlun

From Mandarin 二崙 /二仑 (Èrlún).

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Erman

Americanized spelling of German Ehrmann.

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Ern

Shortening.

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Erne

From Irish abhainn na hÉirne, An Éirne, from a goddess or population called Érainn, which could be related to Old Irish Ériu (“matron goddess of Ireland”), in which case a doublet of Ireland.

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Ernei

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ernei.

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Erney

Altered form of German Erne.

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Ernie

From Ernest + -ie.

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Erno

Probably an Americanized spelling of French Arnaud or a variant of German Erne.

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Ernst

Borrowed from German Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Doublet of earnest.

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Erny

Borrowed from French Erny.

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Erode

Borrowed from Tamil ஈரோடு (īrōṭu).

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Eros

From Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

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Erqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 二七 (Èrqī, literally “February Seventh”).

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Errol

Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.

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Ersa

From Ancient Greek Ἕρσα (Hérsa, literally “Dew”).

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Erse

From Scots Erse (“Irish”), from earlier Ersche, Ersch, a contraction of Erisch, Erische (“Irish”), from Middle English Erische, Irische, Irisch (“Irish”). Doublet of Irish. Compare also Scots Irisch.

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Ertz

Borrowed from German Ertz.

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Ervin

English, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Irvin. Also Americanized from German Erwin.

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Eryn

Variant of Erin.

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Erzya

Borrowed from Erzya эрзя (erźa).

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Esan

From Esan Ẹ̀sán.

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Esau

From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).

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Esch

From German Esch.

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Esen

Borrowed from Ukrainian Е́сень (Ésenʹ)

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Eser

From Russian эсе́р (esér).

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Esho

From a variant of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܝܼܫܘܿܥ (īšoʿ).

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Eshu

Borrowed from Yoruba Èṣù.

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Esk

Possibly derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Exe, and Usk. Another possibility, suggested for the North and South Esk, is deriva

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Esker

Borrowed from German Esker.

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Eskie

From Eskimo + -ie.

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Esme

Anglicized spelling of French Esmé.

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Esmee

Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé

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Esmé

First recorded as a male given name in Scotland in the sixteenth century, probably from French esmé (“esteemed”), or confused with Aimé / Aimée.

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Espey

Variant of Espy.

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Espoo

Etymology tree Swedish Esbobor. Finnish Espoobor. English Espoo Borrowed from Finnish Espoo.

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Espy

Shortened form of Gillespie.

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Ess

* As a north/Low German surname, from the archaic noun es, ehe (“swamp water”), possibly from a corruption of *ahu (“stream, river”). * As a Switzerland German/Alemannic German surname, from Ess (“pasture, grazing area”)

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Essen

From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city.

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Essex

Inherited from Old English Ēastseaxan (literally “East Saxons”), which stood for both Essex and the people of Essex.

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Essie

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ Proto-Iranian *Hstā́bor.? Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar- Akkadian Ištarbor.? Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-

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Essy

Diminutive + -y.

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Estee

From Esther + -ee.

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Estes

Equivalent to east's, from east + 's.

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Estis

Variant of Estes.

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Estok

Borrowed from Hungarian Estók or Slovak Eštok.

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Eston

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Esty

Variant of Estes.

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Etah

Borrowed from Hindi एटा (eṭā).

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Etan

Rendering of the modern (Israeli) Hebrew אֵיתָן (Etán), equivalent to the English Ethan.

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Ethan

From Biblical Hebrew אֵיתָן (ʾêṯān, literally “firmness, strong, or long-lived”).

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Ethel

Short form of names of Old English origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele.

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Ether

From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether.

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Etna

From the Latin Aetna, perhaps via the Italian Etna. From either Ancient Greek Αἴτνη (Aítnē, “Aetna”) or αἴθω (aíthō, “to burn”), or from a Sicanian dialect Italic base *aið-na (“fiery one”), all from Proto-Indo-European

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Etoka

Borrowed from Russian Этока (Etoka).

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Eton

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

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Etton

From the Old English personal name Ēata + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Etura

Borrowed from Spanish Etura, from Basque Etura.

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Eudo

From Latin Otho.

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Eulah

Rare non-standard spelling of Eula.

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Euler

Borrowed from German Euler.

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Eupen

From German Eupen and French Eupen, from Middle Dutch Oepen. See German Eupen below for more.

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Eure

Borrowed from French Eure.

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Euric

From Latin Eurichus or Spanish Eurico, both ultimately from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks). Possible doublet of Eric and Erik.

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Euro

Named after the euro (macropod species).

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Euro-

Shortened unetymologically from Europe or Europo- in compounds. 20th-century formation, perhaps echoing terms like Afro-, Indo-, Sino- etc. An early attestation is the 1911 title The "Euro-Asian" or "Anglo-Indian", but t

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Eurus

From Ancient Greek Εὖρος (Eûros).

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Eva

The (Vulgate) Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā). A Latinate variant of the English Eve.

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Evan

Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan,

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Eve

From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

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Even

Borrowed from Russian эве́н (evén), from Even эвэн (əwən). Compare Evenki.

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Evenk

Borrowed from Russian эве́нк (evénk).

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Evens

Variant of Evans.

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Evere

Borrowed from Dutch Evere and French Evere.

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Evers

Borrowed from Dutch Evers.

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Evert

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Evert.

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Evett

From a pet form of the personal name Eve.

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Evie

Diminutives + -ie.

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Evita

From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.

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Evola

Borrowed from Italian Evola.

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Evros

From Greek Έβρος (Évros), from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος (Hébros), from Thracian *Ebrus (“wide”) or ebros (“splasher”).

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Evvie

Diminutives + -ie.

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Ewan

From Scottish Gaelic Eòghan. Not related to Iwan and Evan.

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Ewe

Borrowed from Ewe Eʋe.

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Ewell

From Old English ēa (“river”) + well (“spring, source”).

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Ewok

Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas in 1983 from the syllabic reverse of Wookiee. The name first appeared in the end titles of the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

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Ex-Im

Shortening.

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Excel

From excel. The name was selected in 1984 by Microsoft after being submitted by a branch manager and is thought to convey superiority over other spreadsheet programs, especially then dominant Lotus 1-2-3.

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Exe

From Old English Ex, a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk (compare Welsh Wysg), a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Esk, and Usk.

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Exley

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) (also found in Eccles) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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Exner

Borrowed from German Exner.

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Exon

Clipping of Medieval Latin Exonia (or perhaps its adjective form Exoniensis), the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See also Exonian.

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Exton

# The villages in Devon and Somerset, England: from Old English Ex (“River Exe”) + tūn (“village”), 'the farm or village by the river Exe'. # The village in Hampshire, England: from Old English Ēastseaxe (“East Saxons”),

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Exxon

Variant of the originally proposed Exon (in keeping with the four-letter format of Enco and Esso), to avoid having the name of J. James Exon, governor of Nebraska, which might have suggested a conflict of interest.

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Eye

From Old English īeġ (“island”).

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Eye-Q

Blend of eye + IQ.

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Eze

From Igbo eze.

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Ezell

Unexplained.

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Ezhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鄂州 (Èzhōu).

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Ezo

Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).

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Ezra

From the Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā). Doublet of Esdras.

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Ełk

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Ełk.

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F

Abbreviation.

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F-137

Abbreviation of form 137.

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F/A

Combination of prefix F and prefix A

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F/X

From the pronunciation of the word "effects" being similar to the pronunciation of the letters "F" and "X".

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F137

Abbreviation of form 137.

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F2U

Abbreviation of free to use, from free + 2 (“abbreviation of to”) + use.

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F4A

Initialism of female for any/all.

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F5

After F5 (standing for Function 5), a hotkey used to refresh a webpage in many web browsers.

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F50

From foil + fifty, from AC50; because it measures approximately 50 feet on the waterline, and uses hydrofoils, and is derived from the AC50 class.

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FAB

Coined by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson for the TV series Thunderbirds (1965-1966), from fab, clipping of fabulous.

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FAFIA

Acronym of Forced Away From It All. After GAFIA (Getting Away From It All). Used in early science fiction fandom.

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FAL

Initialism of Fusil Automatique Léger.

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FAPP

Popularized by physicist John Stewart Bell.

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FAQ

Abbreviation of frequently asked questions.

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FARC

Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).

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FARP

Abbreviation.

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FART

Acronym of feminism-appropriating reactionary transphobe deliberately constructed to be homonymous with fart.

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FAST

Abbreviation. Coined in recognition of the word fast, e.g. (medical sense) describing the need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.

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FBI

Source etymology material for FBI; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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FBIer

From FBI + -er.

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FDT

Source etymology material for FDT; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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FEI

Borrowed from French FEI, from French Fédération Équestre Internationale (“International Equestrian Federation”).

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FFP

Abbreviation.

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FIAT

Back-formation from Fiat as a backronym. From the tendency of Fiat automobiles to apocryphally be always in need of repair. From Italian FIAT, from Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino (“Italian Automobiles Factory of

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FIBA

Borrowed from French FIBA.

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FIDE

Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).

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FIFA

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus, foederis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

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FIGMO

Initialism. The forget it usage is likely a retronym, coined to avoid using the profanity fuck.

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FIGO

Acronym of the French name Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique

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FIRO

From first in, random out.

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FIS

Abbreviations.

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FLE

From French FLE (“FLÉ”) (français langue étrangère).

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FLOP

A syllabic acronym from floating-point operation.

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FLOPS

An acronym for floating-point operations per second.

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FLRW

Named after four scientists: Alexander Friedmann, Georges Lemaître, Howard P. Robertson and Arthur Geoffrey Walker.

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FMAIT

Abbreviation of feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

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FMC

Abbreviation.

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FMer

FM + -er

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FN

Initialism of Fabrique Nationale.

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FNDM

From fandom. The spelling in capital letters is based on the characters' practice of using the first letters of their names for their teams, like "RWBY" and "JNPR".

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FOIA

First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review.

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FOIL

Acronym of first outer inner last or similar.

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FOMO

Coined c. 2004 in the US by Patrick James McGinnis, in the same article as FOBO.

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FOOF

Onomatopoeic (see foof), in reference to its explosive properties, and as a play on its chemical structure (F = fluorine, O = oxygen).

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FOXP2

FOX + P + 2: Acronym of forkhead box protein P2.

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FPE

By initialism.

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FPM

By initialism.

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FQ

F (“fighter aircraft”) + Q (“drone aircraft”)

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FRC

Abbreviation.

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FRZB

From frizzled‑related protein B.

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FSB

From Russian ФСБ (FSB), initialism of Федеральная Служба Безопасности (Federalʹnaja Služba Bezopasnosti, “Federal Security Service”).

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FSBK

From French FSBK.

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FSIN

Borrowed from Russian ФСИН (FSIN).

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FSLN

Borrowed from Spanish FSLN (“Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional”).

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FTSE

A joint venture between the Financial Times of London and the London Stock Exchange.

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FUBAR

Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”). It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.

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FUPA

Acronym of fat upper pubic area or in some cases fat upper pussy area.

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FVR

Initialism from Fidel Valdez Ramos.

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Faas

Borrowed from Dutch Faas or German Faas.

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Fab

From fab.

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Faber

From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Favre, both from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Doublet of Dobry.

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Fabia

Ultimately from Latin faba (“bean”) + -ia.

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Fabio

Borrowed from Spanish Fabio, Italian Fabio and Portuguese Fábio.

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Fabre

From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Faber and Favre, all from Latin faber (“craftsman”).

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Fabro

Borrowed from Italian Fabro, but also a variant of the Tagalog surname Fabros.

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Fabs

Abbreviation of Fab Four, + -s.

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Facey

Various origins: * A variant of Veazey. * Americanized spelling of German Fehse or Vehse. * Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi.

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Fach

Unadapted borrowing from German Fach, short for Stimmfach. Doublet of fack.

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Faeto

From Italian Faeto.

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Fages

Clipping of Fagan + -s.

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Fagin

From the character named Fagin in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist.

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Fahad

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).

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Fahd

Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).

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Fahey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).

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Fahie

Variant of Fahey.

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Fahim

Borrowed from Arabic فَاهِم (fāhim, “understanding, perceptive”); this surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh, transliterated from Bengali ফাহিম (fahim).

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Fahl

Borrowed from German Fahl (“pale”).

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Fahr

Borrowed from German Fahr.

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Fahs

Various origins: * A variant of German Faas. * Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فحص (faḥṣ).

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Fahy

Variant of Fahey.

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Faifo

Ultimately, a corruption of Vietnamese Hội An phố (literally “town of Hội An”).

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Fail

* As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McPhail. * As a Manx surname, variant of Fayle. * As a south German surname, from the adjective feil (“for sale”).

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Fain

* As a Jewish surname, variant of Fein. * As an English surname, variant of Fayne. * As a French surname, from placenames deriving from Latin fanum (“temple”) and Vulgar Latin *fangus (“mud, swamp”).

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Fait

Various origins: * A variant of German Veit. * Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname. * Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful

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