Boy's name

Fearganainm

“FAR-gan-an-im”

fear, 'a man', gan, 'without', and ainm, 'a name': 'nameless'

Fergananym

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The man without a name, and once rather common. Woulfe reports the belief that it was first given to people who had not been baptised as children.

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Fearganainm?

Fearganainm is pronounced “FAR-gan-an-im”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Fearganainm mean?

Fearganainm means fear, 'a man', gan, 'without', and ainm, 'a name': 'nameless'.

Is Fearganainm a boy's or a girl's name?

Fearganainm is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Fearganainm spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Fergananym. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

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