Friar Street. Marks the eastern boundary of the monastery of the Dominicans or Black Friars anciently located south of Ludgate Hill.
Friar Tuck. So called because, like that of all friars, his habit was tucked or drawn up round the cord that encircled his waist.
Friday. In the Scandinavian mythology this day of the week was set apart for the worship of Frigga, the wife of Odin.
Friday Street. The fish market of Old London, so called from the weekly fast day, when it must have been particularly thronged.
Friendly Islands. So called by Captain Cook on account of the peaceable disposition of the natives.
Friesland. Anciently Friesia, the country of the Frisii.
Frisco. An American abbreviation of San Francisco.
Frith Street. Originally Fryth Street, after the name of the builder upon the land in 1680.
Frobisher Strait. Discovered by Sir Martin Frobisher, 1576.
Frognal. That portion of Hampstead once graced by Frognal Priory, built by “Memory-Corner Thompson.”