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Gender Feminine
Usage Irish Mythology
Other Forms FormsFindabair, Findhabair, Finnabair, Finnabarr (Old Irish), Fionavar, Finnavear, Fennor, Fennore, Finora, Fenora, Fionnúir
Meaning & History
From the Old Irish finn "bright, fair" and siabhre "phantom, fairy", making it a cognate of Guinevere. Alternatively, it could derive from find "white, fair" and abair "brow; eyelash".This was the name of the daughter of Queen Medb of Connacht and King Ailill in Irish Mythology, who is used by her mother to convince many warriors to fight the legendary hero Cú Chulainn single-handedly. After they all die and a brutal battle begins, Fionnabhair drops dead of shame, having found out the cause of all the deaths.