Flannery
Irish
"descendant of Flannghal"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
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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