Fionnlagh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Findláech, analysable as fionn (“fair-haired”) + laoch (“hero, champion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjũːl̪ˠəɣ/

Proper noun

Fionnlagh m (genitive/vocative Fhionnlaigh)

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• Fionnlagh fada (“a man's middle finger”)
• MacFhionnlaigh
• muinntir Fhionnlaigh (“fairies”)
• uspag Fhionnlaigh (“sudden gust of wind”)

 

Descendants

• English: Finlay, Finley, Findlay, Findley

Mutation

Mutation of Fionnlagh

radical	lenition
Fionnlagh	Fhionnlagh

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