diff --git a/src/FreeGroup.jl b/src/FreeGroup.jl
index 4eb3c23..5e93c15 100644
--- a/src/FreeGroup.jl
+++ b/src/FreeGroup.jl
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ elem_type(::FreeGroup) = FreeGroupElem
 
 FreeSymbol(s::String) = FreeSymbol(s,1)
 
+FreeGroup(n::Int, symbol::String="f") = FreeGroup(["$symbol$i" for i in 1:n])
+
 FreeGroup(a::Vector{String}) = FreeGroup([FreeSymbol(i) for i in a])
 
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