Fyfe as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fyfe

What is the meaning of the name Fyfe ?

The baby name Fyfe is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /faɪf/ (FIFE).

Fyfe is Scottish in Origin.

Fyfe (pronounced FYFE) is a Scottish toponymic name taken from Fife, the historic region between the Firth of Tay and Firth of Forth. The place-name comes via Scottish Gaelic Fìobha, traced to the Pictish territory Fib, one of the early kingdoms. As a given name, Fyfe therefore means “from Fife” or “of Fife,” carrying a strong sense of Lowland-Scottish identity and place.

As a hereditary surname it appears in medieval records and spread widely through migration, later appearing in Scotland, Ireland, North America, and Australasia. Spellings include Fyfe, Fife, and Fyffe; the Americanized cabinetmaker’s surname Phyfe is a noted variant. Use as a first name is modern and relatively rare, sometimes chosen as a sleek, unisex, one-syllable alternative to other Scottish locational names.