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I like Fionnghuala the best because I like traditional spellings, however I don't really have anything against the others. I love the name because it is the soure of my grandma's middle and great-grandma's first name, Nola.

Finola is NMS. It reminds me of a red-haired old lady with moon-shaped spectacles and a very long nose.

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I do prefer Finola to the other spellings, though.

Fionnula or Fionnuala

I like it and would prefer the simplest spelling ~ Finola ~ The others are not visually appealing at all to me.

I prefer Fionnuala

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Fionnuala - You get the more interesting, pretty Celtic flavour of the name but not the potentially confusing 'gh' of Fionnghuala and the long string of consonants that kind of clutter up the name ('nngh').

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By the way, are you pronouncing all of these names "Finola"? I used to know a Fionnghuala and she pronounced it "Finoola".

I like Finola a lot, and I prefer that spelling if it's to be used in the US.

This message was edited 4/18/2008, 10:07 AM

I definately prefer Fionnghuala, but if you want to be sure that the average English speaker doesn't butcher it, I think something along the lines of Fionnola or Fionnula would be best. It's a shame, though, because I really love the traditional spelling.

I prefer Fionnuala or Fionnghuala, but the name is great no matter how you spell it.

I like:
Fionnuala
Fionnghuala