The baby name Fionnghuala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Irish IPA: /fʲɪnˈuːlə/ — Anglicized IPA: /fɪnˈuːlə/ — respelling: "fin-OO-lah".
Fionnghuala is Irish, Irish (Gaelic) in Origin.
The baby name Fionnghuala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Irish IPA: /fʲɪnˈuːlə/ — Anglicized IPA: /fɪnˈuːlə/ — respelling: "fin-OO-lah".
Fionnghuala is Irish, Irish (Gaelic) in Origin.
Fionnghuala is the older Irish Gaelic form of a feminine name built from fionn “fair, white” and guala/ghuala “shoulder,” yielding the evocative meaning “fair-shouldered” or “white-shouldered.” The image is echoed in the medieval legend of the Children of Lir, where Fionnuala is the swan-maiden who tends her brothers. The name appears in medieval annals borne by noblewomen and nuns, and it remained in use through the early modern period across Gaelic Ireland.
The standard modern Irish spelling is Fionnuala (pronounced roughly fin-OO-lah). Common variants and anglicizations include Finola, Finuala, Fionuala, and the pet form Nuala; Fenella is a Scots/English literary adaptation ultimately from the same Gaelic source. Contemporary Irish speakers sometimes retain the traditional Fionnghuala spelling in formal contexts. Related masculine forms share the Fionn- root (e.g., Fionn), but Fionnghuala is distinctly feminine.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 1973 | #1 | — | 520 |
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