Fiacra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fiacra

What is the meaning of the name Fiacra ?

The baby name Fiacra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfiːəkrə/ (FEE-uh-kra) or /ˈfiəxrə/ (FEE-akh-ra, Irish).

Fiacra is Irish in Origin.

Fiacra is an Irish Gaelic masculine name with deep early-medieval roots. Most scholars derive it from Old Irish fiach, “raven,” possibly carrying the sense “raven-like”; some connect it to fiach, “hunt, pursuit.” The name appears in early literature and genealogy: Fiachra is an eponymous ancestor of the Connacht dynasty Uí Fiachrach and also one of the Children of Lir in medieval legend.

The name traveled to continental Europe with Saint Fiacre of Breuil (7th century), an Irish-born hermit revered as patron of gardeners; in Paris, hackney carriages were nicknamed fiacres after the Hôtel de Saint‑Fiacre, giving the name lasting French visibility. Variants and related forms include French Fiacre, the Irish short form Fiach, and the cognate Fiachna/Fiachnae. Usage waned under Anglicization but revived in 20th‑century Ireland, where Fiachra now enjoys modest steady use, with occasional appearances in France and the Irish diaspora.