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Fenella

Fenella proper noun: a female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Fenella

  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
    • Upon this unfortunate, with the touch of romance which marked many of her proceedings, Lady Derby had conferred the name of Fenella, after some ancient princess of the island.1822, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 68

Origin of Fenella

From Scottish Gaelic Fionnaghal, from Fionnghuala.

Questions about Fenella

What does Fenella mean?
Fenella means a female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Fenella?
Fenella is a proper noun.

Words near Fenella in the dictionary

  1. fends off
  2. fendy
  3. Fene
  4. Fenech
  5. Fenechs
  6. Fenella
  7. Fenelon
  8. Fenelons
  9. Fener
  10. feneration
  11. Fenerbahce

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