Fingal

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Fingal is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Fionnghall, which means "fair stranger" or "white stranger". In Irish legend, Fingal was the name of the warrior-hero who led the Fiana or Fianna, a group of legendary Irish warriors.
Popularity
Fingal is a very rare name, and it is not currently in the top 1000 names in any country.

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Fingal Name meanings & History

Fingal is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Fionnghall, which means "fair stranger" or "white stranger". In Irish legend, Fingal was the name of the warrior-hero who led the Fiana or Fianna, a group of legendary Irish warriors. Means "white stranger", derived from the Old Irish elements finn "white, blessed" and gall "foreigner, stranger". This was the name of the hero in the Scottish author James Macpherson's 1761 poem Fingal [1], which he claimed to have based on early Gaelic legends about Fionn mac Cumhaill. Fingal is a masculine name and is most commonly used in Ireland. It can be used as a first name or a middle name.

Zodiac Sign of Fingal: Friendly Leo

Synonyms of Fingal:

F: Fiery,Friendly,Fun-loving,Festive

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

N: Neat,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nervous,Nice,Nagging,Neurosis

G: Goof-off,Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter

A: Angry,Action,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive

L: Legal,Lovely,Languid,Luscious,Lazy,Lover,Liaison

Fingal is:

  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) FINGAL (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: A borrowing from the Scottish, Fingal is an elaborated form of the Irish Finn (fair). The name was used by poet James Macpherson in his Ossianic poems. (FIN-GAHL)


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