Boy's name
Fearghal
“FAR-gal”
fear + gal, 'man of valour'
The story behind the name
Fergal mac Máele Dúin was a high king killed in a catastrophic defeat in 722. The name lives on in the surname Ó Fearghail, O'Farrell, the princes of Annaly whose fortress gave County Longford its name.
Where the name belongs
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z