Fionnuala

fin-OO-lah

Irish Gaelic

"white shoulders"

Fionnuala Origin and Meaning

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

This lovely Gaelic name, very popular in the Emerald Isle, has inspired a whole host of diminutives (including Nuala and Nola) and variant spellings, from Finola to Finula to the Scottish and English Fenella. In Irish legend Fionnuala was one of the four children of Lir who were transformed into swans for 900 years.

Popularity of the name Fionnuala

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Famous People Named Fionnuala

• Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan Irish actress
• Fionnuala Nic Dhomhnaill aka Ineen Dubh 16th century ruler of Tyrconnell, Ireland
• Fionnuala Kenny wife of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny
• Fionnuala Sweeney Irish newscaster
• Fionnuala McCormack Irish Olympic runner
• Fionnuala Sherry Irish musician of duo Secret Garden
• Fionnuala Ní Fhlatharta Irish actress
• Fionnuala Ellwood Irish actress
• Fionnuala Gygax Irish actress

The name Fionnuala in Pop Culture

• Fionnuala daughter of Lir and Eve in the Irish myth The Children of Lir
• Fionnuala character in the movie "The Secret of Roan Inish"