Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingal

/ˈfɪŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: fin-gal
IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.

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Example Sentences

"Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song."

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall, from fionn (“fair”) + gall (“stranger”). Used by Macpherson as a rendering of the Irish Fionn mac Cumhail.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Fionnghall, Fine Gall

Phrases

Fingal Bay Fingal Head

Rhymes With

single mingle jingle co-mingle shingle pringle tingle dingle ingle intermingle kringle kris kringle

Questions

How do you pronounce fingal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪŋɡəl/.
What does fingal mean?: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.
Where does fingal come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce fingal

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