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Fingal

OriginGaelic
Meaning"fair stranger"
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About Fingal

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.

Pronounced FIN-gul.

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  • 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

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