Fingal

• English:/ˈfɪŋɡɔːl/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
• Spanish:/finɡal/○(machine-generated) model-generated

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Fingal is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionnghall, derived from fionn ‘white’, ‘fair’ + gall ‘stranger’. It was originally a byname applied to Norse settlers (compare Dougal), and was used by James Macpherson (1736-96), author of the Ossianic poems, to render the name of the Gaelic hero Fionn mac Cumhaill (see Finn). Variant: Fingall.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• A corruption of Irish Finn which originated in Scotland and has been made well known by Macpherson’s Ossianic poems (1795) and Mendelssohn's Fingal’s Cave (1830). Fingal occurs as early as the fourteenth century in the works of the Scottish poet, John Barbour (c. 1316-95).

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Fingal är en engelsk form av det gäliska namnet Fionnghall, ’vit, ljus främling’. Det anses vara ursprungligen ett binamn på nordiska bosättare i Skottland. Namnet har sedan spritts via diktverket Ossians sånger (1761–63), författat av James Macpherson, och tidigt översatt till svenska. I den rikssvenska almanackan 27 juni.

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Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Petr Fingalb. 1889CZCzech publicist and writer
• Sara Fingalhistorian

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

21 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 11 countries.

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What does the name Fingal mean, and where does it come from?

Corruption of Irish Finn; name popularized by Ossianic poetry and Fingal's Cave. Recorded by Irish first names.

What are other forms of the name Fingal?

In the etymology graph, Fingall and Fionnghall are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Fingal?

It depends on the language: in English /ˈfɪŋɡɔːl/ (Wiktionary); in Spanish /finɡal/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

In which country does Fingal have the most bearers?

Fingal is most frequently recorded in the United States.