Given name & surname

Fife

“having dancing eyes”

Fife is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “having dancing eyes.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One American interpretation is “having dancing eyes.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is American.

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Fìobha.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fife’s family of names

Fife has a related form in Fifi. Fife has a related form in Fifea. Fife has a related form in Fifee.

Walk Fife’s family in the name graph

FifeΦιφέFifiFyfeFifieFifyFiferFifeaFifeeFifey

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 8

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Fife, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

American

Fudge

“one who is stubborn; resembling the candy”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Femise

“one who desires love”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Phenice

“one who enjoys life”

No U.S. birth series

7% boys · 93% girls

American

Fondice

“a friendly woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Falsette

“a fanciful woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Fog

“a dreamer”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Faulk

“a respected woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

American

Ivisse

“a graceful woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Fife’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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