65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish, Old Irish [1] Meaning & History Means "man of valour", derived from the Old Irish elements fer "man" and gal "valour". This was the name of an 8th-century king of Ireland. As well as the Old Irish form of the name, this is the usual Anglicization of the Modern Irish form Fearghal. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsfer + galVariantFearghal(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #95 in 1988 Ireland People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural strong strange serious Categories anglicizations, courage, virtues Sources & References O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Fergal.shtml.
