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Name of Fame |
Felimy
Feidhlimidh |
Gaelic: 'Ever Good'. A ancient traditional name which has been anglicised as Felix or Philip. This name was once very common among the O'Neills and is preserved in the form Felix among the Ballinascreen families of the name, some of whom at least are descended from Brian Carrthach. In the Middle Ages Felim was king of Connacht. However the name is sparsely used nowadays. Another spelling form is Pheim(y). Variant of Felimid. Famous name: Irish abstract painter Felim Egan. |
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Felix
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Latin: 'Happy'. This name has become widespread as an anglicisation of the traditional names Felimy, Phelim and Felimid. Famous name German classical composer Felix Mendelsohnn (1809-1847. Inspired by the Celtic legends and tales of Ossian he visited Fingal’s cave on the islands of Staffa and thereafter composed the Hebrides suite. |
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Fergal
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Gaelic: 'Man Of Strength'. A traditional name still very popular today which is also associated with St Fergal, whose Irish name is a version of his given name Virgil. Farrell is a variant. Also the name of an 8th-century king of Ireland, Fearghal mac Máeld{u'}in, famous for his murderous exploits. Famous Name: Fergal Sharkey, Lead singer of the eighties Irish new wave band The Undertones. |
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Fergus
Fearghus |
Gaelic: 'Man Vigour'. A traditional Gaelic name equally associated with Ireland and Scotland. In the fifth century it was a Fergus who led the Gaels across from Ireland into to Scotland and in the eighth century St Fergus, an Irishman, was a bishop in Scotland. Forcus is recorded as a rare Pictish relative. Anglicised as Ferdinand and Fardy. Farghy is a variant, Fergusiana. The name continues in use in Ireland, Scotland and even northern England. Famous name Irish composer Fergus Johnston. |
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Festus
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Latin. Festus was a late Roman historian and proconsul of Africa who was commissioned to write a summary of the history of Rome as a preparation for war against Persia. In Ireland the name has been used to anglicise the traditional Gaelic names Fachan and Fehin. Famous name: Uncle Festus, character in the Adamms family. |
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Ffranck
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An eccentric and uniquely Gothic name belonging to the family of Rolleston of ffranckfort and Sandbrook. The double ‘f’ derives from the practice in medieval times of expressing a capital by using two lower case’ f’s. Census records one James ffranck Rolleston (born 1742). |
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Fiach
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Gaelic: 'Raven'. In Gaelic the words bran and fiach, both meaning raven, have traditionally been used as Christian names. Fiach MacHugh O'Beirne fought against the English alongside Red Hugh O'Donnell after escaping from Dublin Castle in the sixteenth century. Famous name: Dublin singer songwriter Fiach. |
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Fiachra
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Gaelic: 'Raven'. A derivation of fiach. Also commemorates St Fiacre in the 7th century whose name was immortalised when it became used for a type of coach in Paris. Feary is a variant of Fiachra. In Macpherson's Ossianic poems Fiachere was the son of Fingal. There was a life-size stone statue at Kilfera, called “St. Fiacre’s Statue” . Famous name: Irish composer Fiachra Trench. |
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Fin(n)ian
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Gaelic: 'Fair'. A name formed from Fiann meaning white or pale. St Finian founded the abbey of Moville in the sixth century. Famous name: Broadway musical Finian’s Rainbow. |
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Finbar
Fionnbhairr |
Gaelic: 'Fair Top' or 'Fair Head'. A very popular traditional commemorating name St Finbar (c. 470-548) who established his monastery where the City of Cork now stands. Barry and the Gaelic Barra are pet forms.
Famous name: Irish tenor Finbar Wright and traditional singer and musician Finbar Furey. |
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