Boy's name
Fionnbharr
“FIN-bar”
fionn, 'fair', and barr, 'a head'
The story behind the name
Patron of the diocese of Cork, whose monastery on the marsh became the city. Shortened to Barra, which is how Corkonians say it.
Where the name belongs
Surnames built on this name
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