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 [ 2 syll. fai-(t)(h)ful, fa-ithf-ul ] The girl name Faithful is pronounced FEYTHFahL KEY. Faithful's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. Derived literally from the vocabulary word faithful. In John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (1678), Faithful is the friend of the central character Christian. See also the related forms, Faith (English and Spanish) and Fidel (German and Spanish). Faithful is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Faithful, Faith (English and Spanish) was the most regularly used in 2008. KEY: Pronunciation for Faithful: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
