How do you pronounce Fedelm?

Fedelm is pronounced “FE-delm”. 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 Fedelm mean?

Fedelm means borne by a prophet and a poet of the Ulster Cycle.

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

Fedelm is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Fedelm spelled?

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

Girl's name

Fedelm

“FE-delm”

borne by a prophet and a poet of the Ulster Cycle

FidelmaFeidhelm

Source: Wikipedia ↗

The story behind the name

A fili, a trained poet, and a seer. In the Táin she meets Medb's army setting out and is asked what she sees. Three times she answers: I see it crimson, I see it red. Medb marched anyway.

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