Nuala

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Irish, short form of Fionnuala
"white shoulders"

Nuala Origin and Meaning

The name Nuala is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "white shoulders".

Officially a shortening of the traditional and tricky Gaelic Fionnghuala/Fionnuala, Nuala makes a lovely choice all on its own. Nuala is well-used in Ireland.

Nuala Popularity

Famous People Named Nuala

  • Nuala Ní Conchobair
    Queen Consort of Ulaidh as the wife of Ruaidrí Mac Duinn Sléibe and Princess of Connacht as the daughter of Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
  • Nuala Hyde
    daughter of Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland
  • Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
    Irish poet
  • Nuala Patricia O'Loan
    Baroness O'Loan, Irish peer
  • Nuala O'Faolain
    Irish journalist and writer
  • Nuala Holloway
    Miss Ireland 1974; Miss International 1975
  • Nuala Kennedy
    Irish composer
  • Nuala Ní Chonchúir
    Irish novelist and poet
  • Nuala Fennell
    Irish economist and politician

Nuala in Pop Culture

  • Princess Nuala
    character in Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  • Nuala Anne McGrail
    character in mystery novel series by Father Andrew M. Greeley.
  • Nuala
    a character in Sarah J Maas's "A Court of Thorns and Roses"