Boy · Old Irish
Fearghal
Say it: FAR-ul
Meaning
From Old Irish fer 'man' and gal 'valour': 'man of valour'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Fergal, Feargal
| English | Farrell |
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Famous bearers
- Saint Fergal (Virgilius) of Salzburg
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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