Fenella

F4E1N1E1L1L1A1

proper noun

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Fionnaghal →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. Scottish GaelicFionnaghal
  2. EnglishFenella

From Scottish Gaelic Fionnaghal, from Fionnghuala.

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Cite this entry
APA

Fenella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenella

MLA

“Fenella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenella. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fenella,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenella.

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