At a Glance: Name: Fenella – Meaning: white shoulder (from fionn 'white/fair' + guala 'shoulder, ' via the source name Fionnghuala) – Origin: Scottish Gaelic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: feh-NEL-ah
Fenella is a Scottish Gaelic girl's name meaning “white shoulder (from fionn 'white/fair' + guala 'shoulder, ' via the source name Fionnghuala)”. It appears in 8 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Fenella
Meaning: White shoulder (from fionn 'white/fair' + guala 'shoulder, ' via the source name Fionnghuala).
Origin: Scottish Gaelic.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Fenella
Phonetic: feh-NEL-ah IPA: /fɪˈnɛlə/
Popularity of Fenella
Fenella doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Ffion · Fionnuala · Frederica · Fern · Esme · Flint
