Fionnabhair

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Fionnúir

Etymology

From Middle Irish Finnabair, from Old Irish Findabair, from Proto-Celtic *Windo-seibaris; cognate with English Guinevere and Jennifer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʲɪn̪ˠuːɾʲ]

Proper noun

Fionnabhair f (genitive Fhionnabhra)

  1. a female given name

Mutation

Mutated forms of Fionnabhair
radical lenition eclipsis
Fionnabhair Fhionnabhair bhFionnabhair

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, pages 100–01
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