Fingal

Gaelic

"fair stranger"

Fingal Origin and Meaning

The name Fingal is a boy's name of Irish Gaelic origin meaning "fair stranger".

Originally a nickname for Viking invaders, it gained fresh impetus in the 18th century when James Macpherson made Fingal the central character in his Ossianic poems. An offbeat addition to the Fin- family of names.

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Famous People Named Fingal

• Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Irish novelist and playwright
• Fingal mac Gofraid 11th century King of the Isles

Fingal in Pop Culture

• "Fingal " poem in the Ossian cycle by James Macpherson and its hero
• Fingal county in Ireland