Fionnuala Forename

129,076th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,116 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fionnuala Forename User-submission:

Fionnuala is an anglicised form of the Irish name Fionnghuala, meaning 'blonde-shoulder'. it can be interpreted as 'fair one' or 'fair haired'. The name comes from the Irish myth 'The Children of Lir'.

Fionnuala Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
1,5431:3,009379
Northern Ireland
100%
7591:2,428371
England
100%
4141:134,3074,577
United States
100%
2081:1,742,96630,398
Scotland
100%
461:116,3122,597
Australia-321:426,8017,298
Canada-221:1,506,06225,244
Germany
100%
181:5,370,99321,319
Thailand
 
97%
171:4,121,51884,061
Wales
100%
121:257,8594,217
France
100%
101:6,647,03424,227
United Arab Emirates-71:1,021,71339,786
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Papua New Guinea-21:4,076,157155,819
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Guernsey-11:63,331901

Fionnuala Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fionnuala is an anglicised form of the Irish name Fionnghuala, meaning 'blonde-shoulder'. it can be interpreted as 'fair one' or 'fair haired'. The name comes from the Irish myth 'The Children of Lir'.

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Fionnuala Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fionnualla95154/
Fionnhuala951/
Fionnualah951/
Fionnualau951/
Fionuala94108/
Finnuala9476/
Fionnvala897/
Finnualla892/
Fionnuola891/
Finuala8852/
Fionvala821/
Fionnvola781/
Fenualla713/
Finboulo591/
Fiombale591/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fionnuala