Fionnuala

fin-OO-la · fair shoulder

Fionnuala is an Irish girl’s name, said fin-OO-la, and it means fair shoulder.

How to say Fionnuala

Fionnuala is said fin-OO-la, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Fionnuala means

Fionnuala means fair shoulder. The eldest of the Children of Lir, turned into a swan for 900 years.

Also written as

Fionnuala turns up in English with these spellings: Finola, Nuala.

Names that mean something similar

• Fionn: fair, bright
• Fionnbharr: fair-haired
• Muireann: sea-fair, sea-white

More Irish girls’ names

• Fiadh: wild, a deer
• Gráinne: possibly from grán, “grain”

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Fionnuala in Ogham · Fionnuala in the old Gaelic script