F Names – Irish names starting with F

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Fianna

Meaning of the Irish name Fianna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fianna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: Fionn Mac Cool’s (read the legend) warrior band were known as the Fianna (read the legend). In early Ireland women had equal rights and while the warriors were usually men there is a strong tradition of Celtic women fighting alongside the men, dating as far back as Roman times. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Fianna PRONUNCIATION: fee + ina” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Fianna and read along … Read more

Fidelma

Meaning of the Irish name Fidelma. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fidelma so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: Meaning “beauty” or “constant.” The name goes back to ancient times and has been held by six saints. One Fidelma, a daughter of the High King Conchobhar Mac Nessa, was known as Fidelma Nichrothach “Fidelma The Nine-Times-Beautiful,” and a warrior of note herself. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Fidelma Fedelma PRONUNCIATION: fid + el + ma” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Fidelma and read along with the meaning)Play … Read more

Finola

Meaning of the name Finola. Listen and learn how to pronounce Finola so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The name comes from fionn + ghuala “fair shouldered.” The chieftan King Lir and his wife Aobh had a daughter Fionnoula and three sons Aedh, Conn and Fiachra. When Aodh died Lir’s new wife Aoife was so jealous of her husband’s love for his children that she cast a spell on them and turned them into swans and condemned them to spend 300 years on Lake Daravarragh, 300 years on the Sea of Moyle and 300 … Read more

Fiona

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish girls name Fiona How To Pronounce Fiona? What is the meaning and origin of Fiona? Fionn meaning “fair, white, beautiful” it is the feminine form of Fionn. Of Scottish origin it is quite a popular name in Ireland. What is the Gender for the Irish name Fiona? Girl | Female How do you spell it in Irish? Fiona What is the phonetic pronunciation and spelling of Fiona? “fee + ona” What is the english equivalent names of Fiona? None known Next: Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover … Read more

Fionnoula

Meaning of the Irish name Fionnoula. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fionnoula so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: The name comes from fionn + ghuala “fair shouldered.” The chieftan King Lir and his wife Aobh had a daughter Fionnoula and three sons Aedh, Conn and Fiachra. When Aodh died Lir’s new wife Aoife was so jealous of her husband’s love for his children that she cast a spell on them and turned them into swans and condemned them to spend 300 years on Lake Daravarragh, 300 years on the Sea of Moyle … Read more

Faolan

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Faolan How do you pronounce Irish name Faolan? What does the Irish name Faolan mean? Comes from the word faol “wolf”. The earliest record of the name seems to be for a follower of the warrior Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend) who was so loyal that he would have rescued Fionn from captivity, even from God himself. What is the Gender for the Irish name Faolan? Boy | Male Is Faolan a boy or girl name? Faolan is traditionally given to a boy. How do you spell Faolan in Irish? It is … Read more

Feidhelm

Meaning of the Irish name Feidhelm. Listen and learn how to pronounce Feidhelm so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: feidhil “”beauty”” or “”ever good.”” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “”The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH … Read more

Feilim

Meaning of the name Feilim. Listen and learn how to pronounce Feilim so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: feidhil “”beauty”” or “”ever good.”” Three kings of Munster bore the name. Feidhelm Mac Crimthainn was both a king of Munster and a Bishop of Cashel. He contested the sovereignty of Ireland with the O’Neill kings. He was unsuccessful in the ensuing battle and in 842 AD the annals record… “”The crosier of devout Feidhelm was abandoned in the blackthorns. Neill, mighty in combat, took it by right of victory.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Feilim … Read more

Ferdia

Meaning of the Irish name Ferdia. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ferdia so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Comes from fear + Dia “”man of God.”” Ferdia battled with his friend and foster-brother Cuchulainn (read the legend) in the battle over the Brown Bull of Cooley (read the legend). They fought for four days, each night sending each other food and sweet herbs as medicines for the wounds they had inflicted on each other during the day. They fought so bitterly that the river itself fled its bed in terror to give them room for their warfare. … Read more

Fergal

Meaning of the Irish name Fergal. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fergal so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: It seems to come from fearghal “”brave, courageous, valorous.”” Fergal Mac Maolduin was an eighth-century High King renowned for his efforts in battle. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Fergal PRONUNCIATION: “”fer + gull”” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Fergal and read along with the meaning)Play Audio for Fergal:Play Audio for Fergal Back to Irish Boy Names Around the Web: 23 popular Irish names and what they mean. Discover 15 Lucky … Read more

Fergus

Meaning of the Irish name Fergus. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fergus so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Derived from fear “”man”” and gus “”strength”” and signifies “”a strong warrior, virile.”” According to the legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley (read the legend) Fergus was the king of Ulster and his lover, the cunning Nessa, duped him into letting her son Conchobhar rule in his place for a year so that in years to come her son could be called “”the son of a king.”” Fergus consented but after the year Conchobhar refused to relinquish … Read more

Finbar

Meaning of the Irish name Finbar. Listen and learn how to pronounce Finbar so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Meaning “”fair-haired,”” the name has been popular since the sixth century when St. Finbar came to an area of Cork that was being tormented by a serpent. The people begged him to do something to help them. One night he went to where the serpent was sleeping and sprinkled it with holy water. The angry serpent tore and devoured the land until she slithered into the sea at Cork Harbor. The track she left … Read more

Fintan

Meaning of the Irish name Fintan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Fintan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: “”fair-haired”” or could mean “”white fire.”” There have been seventy four saints with this name, including St. Fintan of Clonenagh in County Laois (c. 600 AD) who lived the life of a hermit on a diet of bread and water. Before he established his monastery Fintan sought the advice of his mentor St. Colmcille. When Colmcille looked out from the mountain, Slieve Bloom, over the wood-covered foothills to the south-east, he saw the angels … Read more

Fionn

Meaning, pronunciation and origin of the Irish boys name Fionn How is Fionn pronounced? What does the Irish name Fionn mean? Means “fair-headed”. Fionn Mac Cool, a central character in Irish folklore and mythology lead the warrior band, the Fianna. Fionn was not only incredibly strong but he was also extremely brave, handsome, generous and wise, a wisdom he aquired by touching the “Salmon of Knowledge” and then sucking his thumb. The name is popular in Ireland with both spellings Fionn and Finn. What is the Gender for the Irish name Fionn? Boy | Male Is Fionn a boy or … Read more

Francis

Meaning of the name Francis. Listen and learn how to pronounce Francis so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: The Irish form of Francis, a name originating from the figure of St. Francis of Assisi. The name means “”little French man”” and was popularised in Ireland by the Franciscans whose founder was St. Francis of Assisi. The Celts would have been responsive to the stories of St. Francis’s attitude to birds and animals. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Francis Proinsias PRONUNCIATION: “pron + she + iss” ENGLISH: Francis AUDIO: (Listen to the late author … Read more

Frank

Meaning of the name Frank. Listen and learn how to pronounce Frank so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: The Irish form of Francis, a name originating from the figure of St. Francis of Assisi. The name means “”little French man”” and was popularised in Ireland by the Franciscans whose founder was St. Francis of Assisi. The Celts would have been responsive to the stories of St. Francis’s attitude to birds and animals. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Frank Proinsias PRONUNCIATION: “pron + she + iss” ENGLISH: Frank AUDIO: (Listen to the late author … Read more