fionnadh

fionnadh
fionna, fionnadh
hair, pile, Irish fionnadh, Early Irish finda, findfad, Old Irish finnae, pilorum, *ves-niâ, root ves, clothe, Latin vestis, English vestment. Stokes has compared it to Latin villus, hair, which he takes from *vin-lus, but which is usually referred to the root vel of vellus, lana, etc. The -fad of Early Irish is for *vida, aspect, Welsh gwedd, root vid, see.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Fiona — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Fiona imagesize= caption= pronunciation= Fee OH Na gender = Female meaning = White region = origin = Celtic related names = Ffion, Fionnula, Fionnghuala footnotes = Fiona is a given name for a female. Regularly… …   Wikipedia

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