Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Fingall isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Fingall is a variant of Fingal. The history of Fingal gives this family its wider story. The Gaelic name behind Fingal was originally a descriptive name applied to Norse settlers. James Macpherson used Fingal to represent the hero Fionn in his Ossianic poems, linking the name with that literary tradition.
Explained through its name family
Fingall’s family of names
Fingall has a related form in Finn. Fingall has a related form in Fingal.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Fingall, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Fynballa
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
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Finelle
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
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Fi
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
33% boys · 67% girls
Phionne
“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”
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Phyona
“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”
>99% girls
Phione
“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”
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Phyonna
“one who is fair; a white-shouldered woman”
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Fione
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
10% boys · 90% girls