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Irish
"fair-haired"
This is an ancient saints' name well used in Ireland but a rarity here and unlikely to ever reach the popularity of other Finn-ish names. St. Finbarr (the more common spelling) is the patron saint of…
Old French variation of Matthew, Hebrew
"Gift of God"
A surname-style spin on the classic Matthew, notably born by Victorian journalist and reform advocate Henry Mayhew, writer of London Labour and the London Poor .
Greek
"yellow horse"
Famous as the long-suffering wife of the philosopher Socrates.