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Finnbar

“The name 'Finnbar' means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *finn* ("white, fair") and *barr* ("head, top").”

Irish (Rare) · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,834
TrendStable
Peak year2014
Syllables2
OriginIrish (Rare)
LanguageIrish (Rare)
CultureIrish (Rare)
ReligionChristianity
Letters7
Numerology1 Chaldean 6
Global rank#762

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Finnbar

The name 'Finnbar' means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *finn* ("white, fair") and *barr* ("head, top").

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Etymology

The name 'Finnbar' means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *finn* ("white, fair") and *barr* ("head, top"). It is primarily used in Irish and Scottish cultures, notably associated with Saint Finnbarr, the 6th-century founder of the monastery at Cork, Ireland.

Finnbar currently ranks #12,834 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.

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"Finbar derives from the Irish name Fionnbharr, combining "fionn" (fair/white) and "barr" (top/head), meaning "fair-headed" or "white-topped." The name is…"

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"Finbarr means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *finn* ("white, fair") and *barr* ("head, top")."

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"Fionnbharr is an Irish name meaning "fair-haired" or "white-haired," derived from the Irish elements "fionn" (fair/white) and "barr" (top/head)."

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"The name 'Fionnbarr' means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *fionn* ("fair, white") and *barr* ("top, head")."

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"The name Finnbarr means "fair-haired" or "white-headed," derived from the Old Irish elements *finn* ("white, fair") and *barr* ("head, top")."

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