indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsFiadnata (Latinized form), Feena, Feenat (Anglicized forms), Fiadnat, Fianait, Fionnait
Meaning & History
Means "fawn" from Gaelic fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".