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how is nuala pronounced? the name itself is pronounced finnula, right?

a lovely woman I work with has the name Fionnuala. She is constantly telling people her name is pronounced fa-nu-la but she eventually tells everyone to call her Finn.

Personal experiences with the name Fionnuala

My name is Fionnuala, and I frequently get called Nuala or Finn.

Nicknames for Fionnuala

Fionn, Fiona, Fin, Finnie, Finola, Nola, Nuala, Finn

Meanings and history of the name Fionnuala

An old Irish name from the Gaelic combination "Fionn" (fair) & "Ghuala" (shoulder), thus meaning "fair shouldered".

Famous real-life people named Fionnuala

Fionnula Flanagan, actress
Fionnuala Sweeney, newsreader
Fionnuala Sherry, violinist
Nuala Fennell, Irish politician
Núala Ní Dhómnaill, poetess
Núala Ó'Faoláin, writer

Fionnuala in song, story & screen

Fionnuala was one of the Children of Lír, an old Irish legend about the story of a king's children transformed into swans by their jealous stepmpther.
Nuala Brennan, character in Irish RTÉ soap opera "Glenroe"