Name: Fionnuala

Gender: Female

Usage: Fionnuala, of gaelic origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Fionnuala are in general originating from Ireland.

Variants: For another variant of the name Fionnuala across the world, see Nuala.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Fionnuala is: Fair shoulder, Fair shoulders.

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Numerology of the first name Fionnuala: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst

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The name Fionnuala is ranked on the 19,404th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.

We estimate that there are at least 11000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Fionnuala has nine characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.

We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Fionnuala for each year.

The name day of Fionnuala is 12 November.

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In Irish mythology, Finnguala (modern spellings: Fionnghuala or Fionnuala; literally fionn-ghuala meaning "fair-shoulder") was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In the legend of the Children of Lir, she was changed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother, Aoife, to wander the lakes and rivers of Ireland, with her brothers Fiachra, Conn and Aodh, for 900 years until saved by the marriage of Lairgren, son of Colman, son of Cobthach, and Deoch, daughter of Finghin, whose union broke the curse. 'The Song of Albion', with lyrics by Thomas Moore speaks of her wanderings.

The name is anglicized as Fenella. The shortened version Nuala is commonly used as a first name in contemporary Ireland.


Irish Gaelic: modern form of Fionnguala, a traditional name composed of the elements fionn white, fair + guala shoulder.
Cognate: Scottish Gaelic: Fionn(a)gh(u)al(a) (Anglicized as Flora).
Short form: Nuala.

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