Fenella

Celtic

"white-shouldered one"

Fenella Origin and Meaning

The name Fenella is a girl's name of Celtic origin meaning "white-shouldered one".

More unusual than Fiona and more user-friendly than Fionnuala, the engaging Scottish Fenella, has been scarcely heard in this country.

Fenella first became known outside of Ireland when Sir Walter Scott used it for the character Finella Christian in his novel Peveril of the Peak.

Finola is another underused Anglicization of Fionnuala.

Fenella Popularity

• 1586 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Fenella

• Fenella of Fettercairn possibly legendary assassin of the 10th,century Scottish King Kenneth II
• Fenella Fielding English actress
• Fenella Woolgar English actress
• Fenella Kernebone Australian TV presenter
• Fenella Ephraim Mukangara Tanzanian politician
• Anne Ferelith Fenella Bowes Lyon, Princess of Denmark, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II

Fenella in Pop Culture

• Fenella Christian character in 'Peveril of the Peak' (1823)
• Fenella Feverfew character in Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch series
• 'Fenella Phizackerley' (1970) novel by Margaret Forster (from the book: 'Jordan had never known a Fenella. It was light and soft and pretty')
• Fenella main character in Barbara Cartland's book The Penniless Peer
• Fenella Suze's cousin in the Shopoholic book series