Given name · also Irish
Fionnabhair
Fionnabhair is a feminine given name from Middle Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.
Original IrishFionnúir
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Fionnabhair comes from Middle Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish usage, Fionnabhair developed from Finnabair.
Fionnabhair’s family of names
In Irish usage, Fionnabhair shares a linguistic root with the English form Jennifer. In Irish usage, Fionnabhair has a conventional equivalent in the English form Guinevere. In Irish usage, Fionnabhair shares a linguistic root with the English form Guinevere.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fionnabhair has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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