Finnbarra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Finnbarra

What is the meaning of the name Finnbarra ?

The baby name Finnbarra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɪn.bɑːr.ə/ (FIN-bar-uh).

Finnbarra is Irish in Origin.

Finnbarra is an Irish given name deriving from Old Irish Fionnbarr(a), composed of fionn “fair, white” and barr “top, head, hair,” yielding the sense “fair‑haired” or “fair-topped.” In Modern Irish it appears as Fionnbharr or Fionnbarra; the spelling Finnbarra reflects a simplified Anglicized form while preserving the double n and r found in Gaelic orthography.

Attested since early medieval Ireland, the name is most closely associated with St Finbarr (Fionnbarra) of Cork (6th–7th century), whose legacy endures in place-names and in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral. Common variants and Anglicizations include Finbar, Finbarr, Finbarre, Finnbar, and Finbarry; related hypocoristics are Barra and Báire, and the English Barry is sometimes linked through Báire. Usage declined post-medievally but revived in the 19th–20th centuries with the Gaelic revival and remains in steady use in Ireland and the Irish diaspora. Informal short forms include Finn and Barry.

⚙ Finnbarra doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.