Fionnghuala
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Fionnghuala is a given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom. Recorded meaning: From Old Irish Finnguala, from finn (“fair”) + guala (“shoulder”).
- IEIreland
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Old IrishFinnguala(measured from records)
- Old Irish rootfinn“fair”(measured from records)
From Old Irish Finnguala, from finn (“fair”) + guala (“shoulder”).
Sources 1
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Fionnghuala is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Irish, a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Fenella
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Fionnuala Boydb. 1944GBnot in their usual nameBritish artist (born 1944)
- Nuala Willisb. 1950not in their usual nameopera singer
- Fionnuala Kennyb. 1956IEnot in their usual nameIrish public relations specialist (born 1956)
- Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyleb. 1960GBnot in their usual nameBritish lobbyist, charity trustee and public official
- Fionnuala Sherryb. 1962IEnot in their usual nameIrish musician
- Fionnuala Sweeneyb. 1965GBnot in their usual nameNorthern Irish television journalist
- Fionnuala Ní Aoláinb. 1967IEnot in their usual nameIrish legal academic
- Fionnuala McCormackb. 1984IEnot in their usual nameIrish long distance and steeplechase runner
- Fionnuala MurphyGBnot in their usual nameBritish actress
- Fionnuala Ní FhlathartaIEnot in their usual nameactress
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 2 sources across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2022 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2020 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2015 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2008 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2006 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2002 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2000 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 1999 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 1998 | — | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 1997 | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Fionnghuala mean, and where does it come from?
- From Old Irish Finnguala, from finn (“fair”) + guala (“shoulder”). Recorded by Wiktionary.
- What are other forms of the name Fionnghuala?
- In the etymology graph, Fenella, Fionnuala and Finola are forms of the same name in other languages; Nuala is a recorded short or pet form.
- Is Fionnghuala a male or female name?
- Fionnghuala is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Fionnghuala have the most bearers?
- Fionnghuala is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Fionnghuala”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.