Fingal Forename
Approximately 34 people bear this name
Fingal Forename Definition:
In Celtic, it is ‘white stranger’; cf. Dhugal, ‘black stranger’: both were originally epithets of racial designation. Among the compounds of Finn—see Finella—is the Swedes’ Finneaard, ‘which their pronunciation contrives to make sound like Fingal, with what is called the “thick l”; and in modern times it is so spelt in allusion to Macpherson’s hero’ (Yonge).
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| United States | - | 2 | 1:181,268,488 | 793,593 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Finland | 50% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| England | 100% | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
Fingal (937) may also be a surname.
Fingal Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Celtic, it is ‘white stranger’; cf. Dhugal, ‘black stranger’: both were originally epithets of racial designation. Among the compounds of Finn—see Finella—is the Swedes’ Finneaard, ‘which their pronunciation contrives to make sound like Fingal, with what is called the “thick l”; and in modern times it is so spelt in allusion to Macpherson’s hero’ (Yonge). The legendary Scots-Irish bard for whom Mac-pherson acted in 1765 as ‘mouthpiece’ is reputed to have nourished ca. 300 A. D.; whence Fingal’s Cave.
The English form of Fionnghal.
Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) (fion-gael) - Strongest of the strong.
Celtic and Gaelic (masculine) - Noble and strong.
A Celtic name, meaning: Mythical Irish hero of antiquity: white stranger.
A Gaelic name: Fionn, Macpherson’s Gaelic Fionnghal, which really should mean “Horseman,” or Fair-foreigner, Middle Gaelic Fionnghall, a Norseman (M‘V.), ri Fionn-gal, king of Man and the Isles (M‘V.), Fingal (Manx Chron.), king of Man and the Isles from 1070 to 1077: from fionn and Gall, q.v. Fingal as the name of the Gaelic mythic hero is an invention of Macpherson’s, as likewise is his Gaelic Fionnghal. As a matter of fact the name is a Gaelic form of the female name Flora!
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingall | 92 | 2 | / |
| Fiongal | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fingale | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fingail | 92 | 1 | / |
| Final | 91 | 1,212 | / |
| Fionghal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Finale | 83 | 247 | / |
| Fainal | 83 | 162 | / |
| Vingal | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fional | 83 | 13 | / |
| Finail | 83 | 12 | / |
| Finaul | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fitnal | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fingol | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fineal | 83 | 4 | / |
| Finall | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fengal | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fienal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Finald | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fionnghal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phingal | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fainale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fitnail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finacel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fingold | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fioneal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vinal | 73 | 1,882 | / |
| Fenal | 73 | 86 | / |
| Finol | 73 | 37 | / |
| Fynal | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phingale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Finaille | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vengal | 67 | 863 | / |
| Phinal | 67 | 343 | / |
| Vainal | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vineal | 67 | 16 | / |
| Finold | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fenald | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fainol | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vingol | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fenale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vinaal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vinhal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vinall | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vinail | 67 | 6 | / |
| Feneal | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vhinal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fignol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veinal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fisnol | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinayl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vihnal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feenal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fynale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fynall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fineil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faynal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fegnal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajnal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijnal | 67 | 1 | / |
Fingal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fingal in the Russian language | ||
| Фингал | fingal | - |
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