Fíneamhain is an
Irish language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
feminine given name, recorded in three instances in the 14th and 15th century
Irish annals.
In ''The Gaelic Names for Plants'' (Cameron) the word ''Fíneamhain'' translates as ''S. viminalis'':
Bearers of the name
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Fíneamhain Ní Eogain, died 1387.
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Fíneamhain Ní Manchain, died 1419.
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Fíneamhain Ní Tomais, died 1446.
See also
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. S ...
References
External links
*http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Fineamhain.shtml
*https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/7933/79334710.23.pdf
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Irish-language feminine given names
Feminine given names