Finglas

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proper noun

A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

OriginIrish Fionnghlas →
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Meanings

proper nounFinglas (countable and uncountable, plural Finglases)

plural Finglases

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishFionnghlas
  2. EnglishFinglas

Anglicized form of Irish Fionnghlas, from fionn (“fair; clear”) + glas (“rivulet, stream”).

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APA

Finglas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finglas

MLA

“Finglas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finglas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finglas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finglas.

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