At a Glance: Name: Flannery – Meaning: red eyebrow / red-browed (Ó Flannabhra: flann 'blood-red' + abhra 'eyebrow') – Origin: Irish (Anglicized surname) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FLAN-ər-ee
Flannery is an Irish (Anglicized surname) girl's name meaning “red eyebrow / red-browed (Ó Flannabhra: flann 'blood-red' + abhra 'eyebrow')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Flannery
Meaning: Red eyebrow / red-browed (Ó Flannabhra: flann 'blood-red' + abhra 'eyebrow').
Origin: Irish (Anglicized surname).
A common claim: Often glossed simply as 'bright' or 'ruddy'. Actually: Wiktionary traces Flannery to Ó Flannabhra, literally "red eyebrow" (from flann "blood-red" + abhra "eyebrow") — a more specific meaning than the generic "bright" or "ruddy."
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Flannery
Phonetic: FLAN-ər-ee IPA: /ˈflænəri/
Popularity of Flannery
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1980–2024.
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