What does Fenella mean?

Fenella means "white shoulder; fair"

How do we pronounce Fenella?

Fenella \fe-nel-la, fen-e-lla\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Fenella is pronounced FeyNiyLaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Fenella: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Fenella?

Fenella is of Celtic origin. It is used mainly in the English, Irish, and Scottish languages. The meaning of the name is 'white shoulder'. Derived from fionn meaning 'white, fair' ; guala meaning 'shoulder'. The name is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Fionnuala, which found as Fionnghuala, Finnguala, or Fionola. In Irish mythology, Fionnuala was the daughter of Lir; she was turned into a swan by her stepmother and subsequently wandered for 900 years before the spell was broken. Her wanderings later became the subject of Thomas Moore's The Song of Fionnuala. The name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, popularized by a character bearing the name in the Sir Walter Scott novel Peveril of the Peak (1823). In addition, Fenella is a variation of Fiona name (English, Gaelic, German, and Scottish). Fenella has 19 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variations of the name used in English comprise name Fen origin, Fenel name, meaning of Fennella, meaning of Finelia (used in Scottish as well), meaning of Finelle, nicknames for Finola (used in Irish and Scottish as well), name Fynella meaning, short names for Nola (used in Irish and Italian as well), and nicknames for Nora (used in Czech, Irish, Italian, Scandinavian, and Scottish as well). Foreign variations comprise Finella meaning and origin (Scottish), Finnguala meaning and origin (Irish), nicknames for Fionnaghuala (Scottish), meaning of Fionnghuala (Irish), meaning of Fionnguala (Gaelic), name Fionnuala origin (Irish), short names for Fionola (Irish and Scottish), short names for Fionuala (Irish), and Nuala meaning (Irish). Another foreign variation is the contraction meaning of Nella (Irish).

A famous person named Fenella is Fenella Fielding, Actress, born Fanella Feldman 17 November 1934, London, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Fenella:

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The baby name Fenella fun facts:

The name Fenella in reverse order is "Allenef".

The numerological value of the name Fenella is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Fenella?

Fenella is not in the top girl names in USA.