The baby name Faf is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɑf/ (Afrikaans),/fæf/ (English).
Faf is Afrikaans in Origin.
The baby name Faf is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɑf/ (Afrikaans),/fæf/ (English).
Faf is Afrikaans in Origin.
Faf is an Afrikaans nickname occasionally used as a standalone given name in South Africa. It abbreviates Francois (French François), which derives from Latin Franciscus. The form gained wider notice via South African sports figures; outside southern Africa it remains uncommon. Despite the echo of the Norse dragon Fáfnir, its lineage is Romance rather than Germanic myth.
By way of Franciscus, the meaning is “Frankish/Frenchman,” later generalized to “free man,” from the ethnonym of the Franks and popularized through the medieval cult of Saint Francis. Related masculine forms include François/Francois, Frans, Frank, Francis, Franco, and Francesco; feminine counterparts are Françoise, Frances, Francesca, and Frankie. As a hypocoristic, Faf sits alongside Afrikaans pet forms like Frans and Fransie.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #902 | 34 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,087 | 42 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,131 | 46 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,576 | 39 | 28,008 |
Faf is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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