# Fingal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɪŋɡəl/ · frequency rank #86,277

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland.
2. A locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
3. A locality in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fingal