Fionnuala
Fionnuala is a girl name of Irish origin, 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.
Names like Fionnuala
These share Fionnuala's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
- Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
- Bronwyn — Fair and pure of breast.
- Indira — Beauty; splendour.
- Hadar — Splendour; glory.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
- Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
- Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
- Caoimhe — Gentle, beautiful and precious.
- Deirdre — She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.
- Etain — The shining one.
- Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
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.