60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish, Old Irish [1] Meaning & History Means "man of valour", derived from the Old Irish elements fer "man" and gal "valour". This was the name of an 8th-century king of Ireland. As well as the Old Irish form of the name, this is the usual Anglicization of the Modern Irish form Fearghal. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantFearghal(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #95 in 1988 Ireland Categories anglicizations Sources & References O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Fergal.shtml.
