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Fingal (male)

Variants:Fion (M) Fionn (M) Fionnghall (M)
Can be spelt:Fingall (M)
Feminine form:Fiona (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scottish Anglicized form of the Gaelic Fionnghall, "fair stranger".

Fingal was introduced by James Macpherson in the late 18th century as an Anglicized variant of Fionn.
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