Fionnuala

Fionnuala is an Irish girl name, meaning Fair shoulder; white maiden.

What Fionnuala means

Fair shoulder; white maiden.

Fionnuala is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Fionnuala comes from

Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.

Fionnuala is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.

How popular is Fionnuala?

You will not find Fionnuala in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Fionnuala

Fionnuala spans light and brightness and grace and gentleness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.

Themes: Light, Grace

Names like Fionnuala

These share Fionnuala's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
  • Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
  • Akie — Radiant autumn brightness and crystal clarity combined with blessing, grace, cl…
  • Asae — Fresh morning dawn and resilient flax combined with blessing, grace, clear inle…
  • Asami — Fresh morning dawn and resilient flax combined with beauty, truth, and fruit.
  • Bronwyn — Fair and pure of breast.
  • Harue — Sunlit spring warmth, clear skies, and vitality combined with blessing, grace,…
  • Hinae — Warm sunshine and springtime greenery combined with blessing, grace, clear inle…
  • Indira — Beauty; splendour.
  • Mayuki — Gentle silk cocoon and true evening serenity combined with sturdy tree, chronic…
  • Natsue — Radiant summer warmth and sunny brightness combined with blessing, grace, clear…
  • Natsume — Radiant summer warmth and sunny brightness combined with blessing, grace, clear…

More Irish names

  • Fionn — Fair, bright and white.
  • Flynn — Son of the red-haired one.
  • Fintan — White fire.
  • Garrett — Spear ruler; brave.
  • Finnian — Fair and white.
  • Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
  • Finnegan — Fair; little fair one.
  • Keira — Little dark-haired one.
  • Finn — Fair, white; the legendary hero Fionn.
  • Kennedy — Helmeted chief.