Introduction
Dog Names that Start with 'Fi' in Pop Culture
Canines have the ability to show unconditional love, companionship, and loyalty. There are hundreds if not thousands of stories found in books, magazines, newspapers, in films and online which tell of incredible bravery and courage displayed by a variety of canines down through history in quite a spectrum of activities involving their relationships to human masters and families. You don't have to look far to find the most unbelievable and stunning acts of loyalty which result from the relationships built between man and his dog. Our pop culture spotlight for today is Fido, a mixed-breed Italian street dog who embodies devotion that we all wish we could find in human relationships.
Fido was born probably in 1940 or 1941 in the Tuscan area of Italy, near Florence. When he was still a pup, he met his forever best friend while laying along the street, injured and unwanted. Carlo Soriani, a brick kiln worker who lived in a municipality in the Tuscan province of Florence, Italy, called Borgo San Lorenzo, was coming home from the factory in which he worked one evening in November 1941. Upon getting off the bus, he heard a small yelp which caused him to investigate. He found a little pup, injured and alone, lying along the side of the road, yelping in pain. Sympathy for the wounded animal moved Carlo to bring the dog home, where he and his wife nursed and loved him back to health. Since they did not know to whom the dog belonged, they adopted him and gave him the name of "Fido," which means "faithful" in Italian. Fido and Carlo bonded immediately, and after Fido healed enough, he began to follow Carlo everywhere he went, including walking alongside Carlo to the bus stop every day. After seeing that his master was safely abroad the bus, Fido would wait patiently every day in the community square. He would sit and watch and sniff the air until he sensed the return of his beloved master on the bus.
On December 30, 1943, disaster struck Fido's life, though he didn't realize it until later. There was an unusually severe air raid on Italy that day and factories hit, with many people inside killed. Carlo was one of those unfortunate casualties of war. On that day, Fido stood at his post waiting patiently for Carlo to return on the bus. But he never came home, not that day, or the next or the one after that. Fido continued his vigil at the bus stop for fourteen years until he died. Honored by the community, his statue stands in the community square. Fido patiently waited for fourteen years, and finally, in 1958 he finally was reunited with his beloved master, Carlo.
Dog Name that Starts with 'Fi' Considerations
Male Dog Names that Start with 'Fi'
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Fielding
English word meaning lives in the field
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Fedelio
Latin and Italian for faithful and fidelity
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Fiachra
Irish word meaning saint
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Fidaa
Muslim word meaning ransom, sacrifice, redemption
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Fibh
Scottish word meaning from Fifeshire
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Fitzhugh
English, American, French and German word for son of Hugh
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Fitzgerald
Norman word meaning son of Gerald
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Fidel
Spanish, American and Latin word meaning faithful
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Filip
Russian word meaning loves horses
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Firsby
Surname of old Norse origin
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Fisher
English occupational name for a fisherman
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Fiynn
Gaelic for son of red-haired one; Irish for ruddy
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Firman
English for traveler
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Fionnlagh
Celtic for small blond soldier
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Fionn
Gaelic and Irish for handsome
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Fionan
Irish for handsome
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Finnobarr
Celtic for blond
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Finnbar
Celtic for blond
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Fidello
Latin for faithful
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Fidelis
Latin for faithful
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Fidal
Latin for faithful
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Finnian
Celtic for ruddy
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Fiacre
Celtic for eagle
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Fiorello
Italian for little flower
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Finnegan
Irish word for fair; Irish surname
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Fitz
English surname prefix meaning son
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Firouz
Persian meaning victorious
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Finian
Celtic word meaning handsome
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Findlay
Celtic word meaning small blond soldier
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Finn
Celtic word meaning white and fair warrior
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Female Dog Names that Start with 'Fi'
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Filia
Greek word meaning amity
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Filberta
English word meaning brilliant
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Fifna
Hebrew word meaning he shall add
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Fifine
French feminine form of Joseph which means may Jehovah add; addition to family
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FiFi
French feminine form of Joseph which means may Jehovah add; addition to family
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Fidessa
Latin word meaning faithful
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Fidelma
Irish word meaning faithful
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Fidelia
Variation of Fidelis; Latin word for faithful
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Fidelina
Latin word meaning faithful
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Fianait
Irish word meaning deer
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Fiance
French word meaning engaged
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Finnlay
Celtic word for fair-haired warrior
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Fiorella
Italian for little flower
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Firenze
Italian for the city of Florence; Hungarian for flower, blossom
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Fireese
Modern invented name meaning fire and ice
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Fiorenza
Italian word for flower
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Fiora
Italian word meaning little flower; a unisex name
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Fiona
Celtic, Irish, Scottish, American and Gaelic word meaning fair
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Finley
Celtic unisex name meaning fair hero
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Filomena
Greek, American, Italian and Latin word for lover of man, beloved
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Filipa
Serbian, Portuguese, Croatian and Polish word meaning friend of horse
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Fiesta
A celebration, particularly in Spain and Latin America
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Fiera
Spanish for wild one
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Fidela
African, Spanish and Swahili for faithful
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Fianna
Celtic for legendary tale
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Fiammetta
Italian for a flickering fire
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Fiamma
Italian for flame
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Fiala
Czech word for violet
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Fiadh
Old Irish word meaning wild; new Irish for wildlife
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Fia
Italian and Scottish word for a flickering fire
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