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Flannery

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Irish
"descendant of Flannghal"

Flannery Origin and Meaning

The name Flannery is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of Flannghal".

Long before the vogue of using Irish surnames for girls, writer Flannery O'Connor gave this one some visibility. It has a warm (flannelly) feel and the currently popular three-syllable ee-ending sound.

Mary Flannery O'Connor was an important twentieth century regional writer whose work has been characterized as Southern Gothic, often featuring grotesque characters and concerned with questions of morality.

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Famous People Named Flannery

  • (Mary) Flannery O'ConnorAmerican novelist

Flannery in Pop Culture

  • Flannery "Flan" Culpa character in Daniel Handler's "The Basic Eight"
  • Flannerycharacter in the book "The Secret Language of Girls"
  • FlanneryGym leader in the Pokemon video games
  • Flannerycharacter in the book "Pages for You"