Is Finnerty a Name?

Finnerty is a surname of Irish origin. It literally means "Fair snow". ... There is a very similar Celtic word to "Fionnachta" (which can be seen in modern Irish Language dictionaries) spelled "Fionnachtaí"; and the English meanings given are "discoverer" and "inventor".

What is the name Finnerty mean?

Finnerty Name Meaning

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fionnachta (often now written Ó Fiannachta) 'descendant of Fionnachta', a personal name composed of the elements fionn 'fair', 'white' + sneachta 'snow'.

Where does the surname Finnerty come from?

Last name: Ginnety

This famous Irish clan surname, is recorded in many spellings including MacGinty, McGinty, MacEntee, McEntee, Genty, Ginidy, Ginty, Ginity, Ginnity, Ginnety, and others. It descends from the Gaelic Mac an tSaoi meaning the son of the scholar, early scholars of Ireland being known as the "saoi".

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