Irish Baby Name · Girl

Fial

Pronounced: FEE-al

Meaning: 'Modest, generous, honourable'.

About the name

Origin
Irish
English version
Feal
Variants
Fíal
Stronghold region
All-Ireland

Overview

In Lebor Gabála Érenn, Fial was the daughter of Mil Espáine and one of the women whose deaths during the Milesian invasion gave names to places in Ireland.

The story behind Fial

A figure of the Milesian conquest tradition, remembered chiefly for her name.

Mythology & legend

Wife of Lugaid, son of Íth, in the Lebor Gabála.

Did you know?

Her name means modest or generous in Old Irish.

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