Given name

Fennella

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

Fennella is a variant of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Fennella is a variant of Fiona. One interpretation is “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Fennella is a variant of Fiona. An origin associated with Fiona is Irish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Fennella is a variant of Fiona. The history of Fiona gives this family its wider story. James Macpherson is credited with first using Fiona. The writer William Sharp later adopted Fiona Macleod as a pen name, adding another literary chapter to its history.

Explained through its name family

Fennella’s family of names

Fennella has a related form in Fiona.

Walk Fennella’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Fennella, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Fynballa

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Fasieha

“one who is eloquent and literary”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Finelle

“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

No U.S. birth series

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Arabic · Literary

Fasiha

“one who is eloquent and literary”

No U.S. birth series

46% boys · 54% girls

Literary

Sandrellah

“helper and defender of mankind”

No U.S. birth series

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Literary

Pamelah

“very strange” · “a woman who is as sweet as honey”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Literary

Sandrella

“helper and defender of mankind”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Literary

Fedryk

Fedryk is a variant of Fedrick. In American use, Fedrick carries the interpretation “one who is kind and loved; of the spectacular bounty.”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Fennella’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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