Finch Name Meaning. English: nickname from Middle English finch 'finch' (Old English finc). In the Middle Ages this bird had a reputation for stupidity. It may perhaps also in part represent a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught finches and sold them as songsters or for the cooking pot.
The name Findlay is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Findlay is: Small blond soldier.
Irish Meaning: The name Finella is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Finella is: White shouldered.
Meaning & History. From Scottish Gaelic Fionnghall meaning "white stranger", derived from fionn "white, fair" and gall "stranger". This was the name of the hero in James Macpherson's epic poem 'Fingal' (1762), which he claimed to have based on early Gaelic legends about Fionn mac Cumhail.
Finbar is an Irish given name that may also be spelled Finbarr, Finbarre, or Finnbar. It is derived from Fionnbharr, an old Irish word meaning "fair-headed one". The anglicised, shortened translation of Finbar is Barry.
Fintan is an ancient Irish saints' name that in legend is also the name of the only person to survive The Flood. Popular in modern Ireland, Fintan is ripe for export to the US where it is rarely used but could make an excellent long form for the stylish Finn.
Firman Name Meaning. English: variant of Firmin. Muslim: variant of Farman.
noun. 1. another name for névé (sense 1) Word Origin. C19: from German (Swiss dialect) firn of the previous year, from Old High German firni old.
Friend Name Meaning. English: nickname for a companionable person, from Middle English frend 'friend' (Old English freond).
Fisher (German: Fischer) is an English occupational name for one who obtained his living by fishing or living by a fishing weir. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bradáin 'descendant of Bradán', a personal name meaning 'salmon'. This name was sometimes translated into English as Salmon or Fisher.
