Fergal

Old Irish

proper noun

Etymology

Compound from Old Irish fer (man) + Old Irish gal (valour, fury, warlike ardour).

Origin

Old Irish

gal

Gloss

valour, fury, warlike ardour

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fear Irish
gal Irish
Fergus Old Irish
dígal Old Irish
dóer Old Irish
fer Old Irish
feramail Old Irish
ferán Old Irish
fingal Old Irish
gal Old Irish
oínfer Old Irish
óenar Old Irish
fear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
fer Manx
*galā Proto-Celtic
*wiros Proto-Celtic
fer Middle Irish
*ᚃᚔᚏᚐᚄ Primitive Irish