Flannery

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.

Flannery Popularity

• 1994 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Flannery

• (Mary) Flannery O'Connor American novelist

Flannery in Pop Culture

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