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The names Nuala and Luana are anagrams of each other.

Personal experiences with the name Nuala

I went to primary school with a girl named Nuala, we have a family friend named Nuala, plus my school principal's first name was Fionnuala.

Nicknames for Nuala

Noodle
Nools
Nu

Meanings and history of the name Nuala

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

Famous real-life people named Nuala

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

Nuala 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'
Nuala Windsor, a character in Stanley Kubrick's film 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Princess Nuala, a character in Hellboy II: The Golden Army