Fionnghuala (reformed spelling:
Fionnuala
In Irish mythology, Finnguala (modern spellings: Fionnghuala, Fionnuala , or Finola; literally meaning "white shoulder") was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In the legend of the '' Children of Lir'', she was changed into a sw ...
) is an
Irish language
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female
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...
given name
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.
Fionnghuala was a highly popular woman's name in
medieval
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Ireland
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. It continues to be used, as well as in the forms Fionnuala and
Nuala. The meaning of Fionnghuala is 'fair-shouldered', which is interpreted as fair headed.
Bearers of the name
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Fionnghuala Ní Conchobhair,
Princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
, died 1247.
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Fionnghuala Ní Briain, died 1282.
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Fionnghuala Ní Máel Sechnaill,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Copt ...
of
Meath, died 1286.
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Fionnghuala Ní Chonchobair,
Abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Copt ...
of
Killcrevanty, died 1301.
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Fionnghuala Ní Choncobuir, died 1306.
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Fionnghuala Ní Conchobair, died 1335.
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Fionnghuala Ní Fhingin, died 1344.
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Fionnghuala Ní Mail Shechlainn,
Queen
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Monarchy
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* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
of
Breifne, died 1347.
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Fionnghuala Ní Cheallaigh, Lady of
Clanricarde
Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries.
T ...
, died 1380.
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Fionnghuala Ní Chatháin, died 1381.
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Fionnghuala Ní Uidhir, died 1382.
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Fionnghuala Ní Conchobuir, died 1392.
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Fionnghuala Bean Uí Eaghra, died 1398.
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Fionnghuala Ní Madadhan, died 1398.
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Fionnghuala Bean Uí Suibne Fanad, died 1400.
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Fionnghuala Bean Uí Cellaigh, Queen of
Uí Maine, died 1403.
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Fionnghuala Ní Ragnaill, died 1418.
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Fionnghuala Ní Dochartaigh, died 1440.
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Fionnghuala Níc in Airchideochain, died 1479.
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Fionnghuala Ní Diarmata Ruaidh, died 1489.
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Fionnghuala Ní Con Mara, died 1490.
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Fionnghuala Ní Conchubhair Fáilghe, died 1447.
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Fionnghuala Níc Uidhir, died 1496.
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Fionnghuala Ní Donnchada, died 1505.
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Fionnghuala Ní Briain, Queen of
Tír Chonaill
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, died 1428.
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Fionnghuala Ní Craith, died 1531.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly, born 1994, Irish model
Other uses
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Fionnghuala (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional deity
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 ...
External links
* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Fionnghuala.shtml
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Irish-language feminine given names