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Fingal
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fingal
English
Etymology 1
From en gd Fionnghall, from gd fionn fair + gd gall stranger. Used by Macpherson as a rendering of the Irish Fionn mac Cumhail.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɪŋɡəl/
en ɪŋɡəl 2
Proper noun
en male Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.
en 1765 w:James Macpherson The Poems of Ossian Tauchnitz 1847 204 Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.
en locality in the shire:Pref/Mornington Peninsula s/Victoria c/Australia.
en locality council:Suf/Break O'Day north eastern s/Tasmania c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Fingal Bay Fingal Head
Etymology 2
From en ga Fine Gall race of the Norsemen.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɪŋɡɔːl/
en ɔːl 1
Proper noun
en county c/Ireland north of Dublin, formed in 1994 from parts of County Dublin.
Derived terms
en Fingallian
Translations
county in Ireland
Irish: ga Fine Gall f